Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Tribe – History, Culture, and Interesting Facts
Matthew Gray
November 27, 2025
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation restored an ancestral Serrano name to public use in 2024. The name means People of the Pines and points to the San Bernardino mountain homeland. The community survived mission removal, nineteenth-century violence, and the reservation era that began in 1891. Bloodline behind the name runs through loss, regrouping, and years