diminishing the future game supply. Paiute Ahwahnechee place names Some Ahwahnechee tribal names for areas around Yosemite Valley include the following: Ahwahne: Yosemite Valley Tesa'ak (Teh-sa-ahk'): Half Dome (South Dome) - name of a Mono woman for whom Half Dome was named. Half Dome resembled a Mono woman's head and shoulder because they traditionally bobbed their hair and had bangs. The dark vertical dripping stripes of lichens resembled tear stains, and her tears were said to form Mirror Lake. Loya: Sentinel Rock Tutocanula or Tool-tock Awn-oo-lah: El Capitan Ahwayee: Mirror Lake Patillima or Ernating Lawootoo: Glacier Point Pohono: Bridalveil Fall Piwyack: Tenaya Lake Yonapah: Vernal Fall Yowihe: Nevada Fall Chookoneh: Royal Arches (Yosemite) Tokoyee: North Dome Wakalmata: Merced River Tahachee: Indian Canyon Yayan: Cascade Falls Yawachkee: Yosemite Museum - name of village where museum is currently located Mahtah: Liberty Cap Namesakes The Ahwahnee Hotel and Ahwahneechee Village, a recreated 19th-century tribal village in Yosemite Valley, are both named for the tribe, as are the Ahwahnee Heritage Days. Ahwahnee, California and Ahwahnee Estates, California are also named after the tribe. Notes References Mazel, David. American Literary Environmentalism. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2000. . Native American tribes in California History of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Yosemite National Park Mono tribe Paiute History of Mariposa County, California