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  2. Ahwahnechee - Wikipedia

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    The Ahwahnechee, Awani, or Awalache were an Indigenous people of California who historically lived in the Yosemite Valley. [2] They were a band of Mono [ 2 ] and Miwok People . The Awani people's heritage can be found all over Yosemite National Park .

  3. Plains and Sierra Miwok - Wikipedia

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    Today, there is some debate about the original meaning of the word, since the Southern Miwok language is virtually extinct, but recent Southern Miwok speakers defined it as "place like a gaping mouth." Those living in awahni were known as the Awahnichi (also spelled Awani, Ahwahnechee, and similar variants), meaning "people who live in awahni".

  4. History of the Yosemite area - Wikipedia

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    Humans may have lived in the Yosemite area as long as 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. [1] Habitation of the Yosemite Valley proper can be traced to about 3,000 years ago, when vegetation and game in the region was similar to that present today; the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada had acorns, deer, and salmon, while the eastern Sierra had pinyon nuts and obsidian. [2]

  5. Ahwahnee - Wikipedia

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    Ahwahnechee, the Ahwahnee people of the Yosemite Valley, a Native American people of California, United States; See also. All pages with titles beginning with ...

  6. List of Indigenous peoples in California - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 1 December 2024, at 20:12 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Ahwahnee Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Ahwahnee is a grand hotel [3] in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley.It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and opened for business in 1927.

  8. Ahwahnee, California - Wikipedia

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    The Ahwahnee post office opened in 1893 to 1896. [7] The name, "Ahwahnee", is derived from the Southern Sierra Miwok word awwo, which in English means "mouth". [8] The Gertrude post office was transferred to and renamed "Ahwahnee" in 1900, closed in 1907, and re-opened in 1917.

  9. Wiskala, California - Wikipedia

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    Wiskala (also, Wis-kul-la and Wisoulla) is a former Awani settlement in Mariposa County, California. [1] It was located at the foot of Royal Arches in Yosemite Valley ...