Southern San Joaquin Valley

The first European to enter the valley was Pedro Fages in 1772

The San Joaquin Valley was originally inhabited by the Yokuts and Miwok peoples.

The Tejon Indian Tribe of California is a federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, and Chumash indigenous people of California. Their ancestral homeland is the southern San Joaquin Valley, San Emigdio Mountains, and Tehachapi Mountains.