Ka hananno’o tamme sogomeana, tamme koo hemma poonnena, ka umu te mooatubbu poonnewa’ne’yoo. Ka tamme sogomeana, ka poohwaennumme, tooehe besa tabu’adu. Ka tamme hoopuwae petuhoona, soo utzutzu paa’a besa kamma, yise te osawae paahoda. Too’e hoonagwa unu udupana, tamme sakwa sogomea, soo hutsawa tamme besa namagoomadooa. Ka togano, tamme pedase yise ka tamme koso poonnena, kootaze’e nakana, kweedabbu egwena, tamme besa namagoomana. Koosaa, tamme teepukooba muddadapena, ewahoo paatoozooba tusoo’oo. Soo paatoozooba te tuneddooebu tamme nesoomayuggu, yise ki nasoomu’wa, ki tokedu.
Kootzaduka’a Mooatubbu
Whenever we walk, we see things the way our Old People saw them. When we walk and look out all around us, everything is beautiful. When we arrive at a creek, the cold water tastes good and we fill our water bottle. Even though it is very hot outside, we should walk, the breeze will make us feel good. At night we make a fire, and when see the fire, hear the sparks and smell the smoke, we feel good. Later, we lay on our backs, stretched out upon the Earth and look at the stars with amazement. The stars, call to memory our traditions so that they are not forgotten, they will not go dark. – Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Elder
The Indigenous People whose homelands encompass both sides of the Sierra Nevada have routinely passed back and forth over these mountains since time immemorial. Today, our Tribal People continue to use these trails and set aside time during the Summer to come together and travel along these trails to experience the landscape, plants, animals, birds, reptiles, fish, and insects. We take this opportunity to share our time together and deepen friendships while experiencing our culture as our Old People did.
In 2024, we will have our Traditional Walk from Mono Lake to Yosemite Valley. For more information, please visit: Mono Lake to Yosemite Valley Traditional Walk