It was the Ahwahneechee people who first occupied Yosemite for generations, followed by the arrival of Europeans in the mid-1800s, according to the National Park Service.

This spring, I met Lonnie Couk in Yosemite Valley at a memorial for a famous rock climber. He told me that his people — the Ahwahneechee — believe their ancestors still reside here.

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El Capitan is ranked #3 out of 21 things to do in Yosemite National Park. See pictures and our review of El Capitan.

This topographic feature, part of the homeland of the Ahwahneechee people, played an outsized role in the history of modern environmental politics, fueled foundational debates in geomorphology, ...

Three classes of fourth-graders learned about hydrology, geology, ecology and the way the Ahwahnechee people lived during a visit to Yosemite that included hikes to Lower Yosemite Falls and Cook ...

A descendant of the Ahwahnechee people, Lonnie Kauk goes on a personal journey to honour his indigenous Yosemite roots and to connect with his legendary father, Ron, by repeating his iconic climbs.

A descendant of the Ahwahnechee people, Lonnie Kauk goes on a personal journey to honour his indigenous Yosemite roots and to connect with his legendary father, Ron, by repeating his iconic climbs.