Who lived in Yosemite first?
Who lived in Yosemite first? History. The area we now refer to as Yosemite National Park is the traditional homelands of the Ahwahnechee people, a Southern Sierra Miwok Indigenous Nation who lived in the Ahwahnee (Yosemite) Valley.
Why did Yosemite change names?
The name change came about in a legal battle with Delaware North, a company that lost a $2bn bid to run concessions for the California park's hotels, restaurants and outdoor activities it had operated since 1993.
Is Yellowstone or Yosemite older?
Yosemite National Park was designated by an Act of Congress on October 1, 1890, making it the third national park in the United States, after Yellowstone (1872) and Sequoia (1890). Friday, October 1, 2010 marks the 120th birthday of the park.