Category 2088 - Question 11
What did Yosemite's Indigenous inhabitants, the Ahwahneechee, call Yosemite?
They used Awooni, or Owwoni, meaning 'large mouth,' which referred to the high valley walls that surrounded the home of the Ahwahneechee in the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Later, the spelling used was 'Ahwahnee.' Ahwahneechee means 'dwellers of Ahwahnee.'
What did Yosemite's Indigenous inhabitants, the Ahwahneechee, call Yosemite?
They used Awooni, or Owwoni, meaning 'large mouth,' which referred to the high valley walls that surrounded the home of the Ahwahneechee in the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Later, the spelling used was 'Ahwahnee.' Ahwahneechee means 'dwellers of Ahwahnee.'
