Yosemite, a national park in California, is renowned for its stunning natural splendor, including towering rock formations and waterfalls made famous by photographer Ansel Adams. But for centuries before its discovery and population by outsiders, this paradise was home exclusively to several Indigenous Peoples, many of whom still live close by in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Please use the donation form to the right to help fund the sacred defense of Indigenous communities associated with Yosemite — and click Read More below to learn more about its original inhabitants. When you contribute $100 or more, we'll include a trial membership to the Lakota People's Law Project!

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