Yosemite Mono Lake Paiute - Native American Indian legend

Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiute Native American Legend and Tale about the big Ah-wah-go, Paiute for Sucker Fish, because of it's big wide open mouth. In the original tale the Big Fish started at Mirror Lake, which we Paiutes called Ah-weah or Acorn (lake). The Ahwago was made by the Giants, by feeding it too much. The Ahwago saw the Paiutes at Mirror Lake and wanted to chase them. So it followed them to Tenaya Lake and than down the pass to Mono Lake. In early times there were Giants around the whole Great Basin and Sierra Nevada.

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[trnjana]

Занимљива прича.Занимљиво је да живе сићушни организми који имају арсен у својој ДНК на том истом језеру.

[Ahwahneechee]

@trnjana Yes its a very strange prehistoric lake with a volcano in the middle of it, Good Comment.

[radiantrey]

Great story. For me it seems, that this legend has traces of the glaciar coming and leaving. I am not geologist, though I believe that all legends always have some foundation to its stotie.

[MrBadfish2]

Only thing is Lake Tahoe was fishless until Lake Trout and Rainbows were stocked in the lake 1880s and again in the 40s...

Also, Grant lake was not really a natural lake, until it was damned up.. before then it was a slough or slow area for what is now rush creek...

[zouridesse01]

thx for sharing but would sbd pleaz translate d lyrics of dis song "yatena yatena ko nena howaya yatena yaten ko nena hoowaya" interesting tho

[dondero4]

Well spoken thanks for sharing your medicine.I am Steve Dondero's Son Steven.I would like to learn more of our stories and songs to share with little ones. thank You

[nowxyourxgone]

I thank you for sharing your story. Thanks for using one of the Natural Laws.

[qualqui]

Tlazo'Kamati for sharin', awesome story!

[amy1827]

thank you for sharing your story

[greyxwolfx]

thanxs for the story