Since time immemorial, Payahuunadü (Owens Valley) has been home to the NÜÜmÜ (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) people. Located on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, the local name, ‘place of the flowing water,’ is reflective of the abundant water flowing down from the mountains. Just 250 miles away from Los Angeles,