Native American names for the species include wawona, toos-pung-ish and hea-mi-withic, the latter two in the language of the Tule River Tribe.
Os antigos nativos americanos dábanlle á sequoia os nomes de wawona, toos-pung-ish e hea-mi-withic, os dous últimos na lingua da Tribo do Río Tule.