Editing Piru, California (section)

=== Indigenous ===
The area was originally inhabited by the [[Tataviam people|Tataviam]], who often established villages along near permanent water sources at lower elevations, including [[Piru Creek]] and the Santa Clara River. The Tataviam village of ''Piiru'' was the original village of the area. There was also a nearby shared village between the Tataviam and [[Chumash people|Chumash]] of ''Kamulus'' in the corridor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Inc |first=Arthur D. Little |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vxCAAAAIAAJ |title=Alternative Site Analysis |date=1978 |publisher=A.D. Little |pages=399 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Piru Creek]] was generally known as the place where the [[Chumash people|Chumash]] and Tataviam shared the land with one another, being on the respective edges of each of their lands.<ref name=":1" /> Important plant foods for the Tataviam included [[yucca]] stalks and hearts, acorns, sage seeds, [[juniper]] and [[Holly-leaf cherry|holly leaf cherry]] berries. The yucca hearts were collected in the spring each year and roasted in [[earth oven]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u582AQAAMAAJ |title=Angeles National Forest (N.F.), Antelope-Pardee 500-kV Transmission Project: Environmental Impact Statement |date=2007 |pages=43 |language=en}}</ref>