Approximately 1,500 years ago, the area was settled by the Owens Valley Paiute, who ranged across the Owens Valley from Long Valley on the north to Owens Lake on the south, and from the crest of the Sierra Nevada on the west to the Inyo Mountains on the east.
Sekitar 1.500 tahun yang lalu, kawasan ini dihuni suku Paiute Lembah Owens yang mengembara di Lembah Owens dari Long Valley di utara hingga Danau Owens di selatan, dan dari puncak Sierra Nevada di barat hingga Pegunungan Inyo di timur.