Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
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Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
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 California,  United States |
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traditional tribal religion, Christianity |
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The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla Indians, located in Riverside County, California.[1]
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Reservation
The Agua Caliente Indian Reservation was founded in 1896[3] and occupies 31,610 acres (127.9 km²). Since 6,700 acres (27 km²) of the reservation are within Palm Springs city limits, the tribe is the city's largest collective landowner. The tribe owns Indian Canyons, located southwest of Palm Springs. The canyons are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] They also own land in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.
Government
The tribe's headquarters is located in Palm Springs, California. They ratified their constitution and bylaws in 1957,[3] gaining federal recognition. Their current tribal council is as follows:
- Chairman: Richard M. Milanovich (died March 11, 2012)
- Vice Chairman: Jeff L. Grubbe
- Secretary/Treasurer: Vincent Gonzales III
- Member: Anthony Andreas III
- Member: Savana R. Saubel[4]
Language
Agua Caliente is one of two reservations where speakers of the "Pass" dialect of the Cahuilla were relocated, the other being the Morongo Indian Reservation. Pass Cahuilla is an extinct dialect found within the Cupan branch of Takic languages, part of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Though revitalization efforts are underway, all dialects of Cahuilla are technically considered to be extinct as they are no longer spoken at home, and children are no longer learning them as a primary language.[5] The last speaker of Pass Cahuilla died in 2008.
Programs and economic development
Tribal programs and family services
Tribal Family Services was established in 2003 to support social and educational programs for tribal members. Other services include cultural preservation, child development, and scholarships.[6]
The Jane Augustine Patencio Cemetery[7] provides burial services. (Palm Springs artist Carl Eytel is one of two non-Indians buried in the cemetery.)
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Main article: Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum in Palm Springs was founded by the tribe in 1991. It houses permanent collections and archives, a research library, and changing exhibits, as well as hosting an annual film festival.[8]
Casinos
The tribe owns two major casinos, the Spa Resort Casino located in downtown Palm Springs and the Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage in Rancho Mirage, California. The resort at Rancho Mirage also includes a hotel, fitness center and spa, the Canyons Lounge, and seven different restaurants.[9] The Spa Resort Casino, opened in 2003, features gaming, a hotel, the Cascade Lounge, and four restaurants.[10]
Notable tribal members
- Notable tribal leaders who have been honored with "Golden Palm Stars" on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars include:[11]
- Richard Milanovich – Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band
- Flora Agnes Patencio – Cahuilla Indian elder
- Ray Leonard Patencio – Cahuilla Indian leader
- Peter Silva – Cahuilla Tribal Chairman
- Woodchuck Welmas (1891–1968) – professional NFL football player in the 1920s
See also
- Mission Indians
- Golden Checkerboard, a book about legal issues related to the checkerboard patterned division of Palm Springs real estate, wherein the tribe retains ownership of alternating "squares" of the region, including Palm Springs and surrounding cities.
Notes
- ^ a b c California Indians and Their Reservations. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2009 (retrieved 10 May 2010)
- ^ Eargle, 111
- ^ a b Pritzker, 120
- ^ "Tribal Council." Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. (retrieved 10 May 2010)
- ^ Hinton, 28, 32
- ^ Tribal Services
- ^ Jane Augustine Patencio Cemetery, Palm Springs Find A Grave
- ^ About the Museum Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. (retrieved 10 May 2010)
- ^ Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage 500 Nations (retrieved 10 May 2010)
- ^ Spa Resort Casino Palm Springs 500 Nations. (retrieved 10 May 2010)
- ^ Palm Springs Walk of Stars: By Date Dedicated
References
- Bean, Lowell John; Schafer, Jerry; Vane, Sylvia Brakke (1995). Archaeological, Ethnographic, and Enthnohistoric Investigations at Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs, California. Menlo Park, California: Cultural Systems Research. pp. 800+.
- Eargle, Jr., Dolan H. California Indian Country: The Land and the People. San Francisco: Tree Company Press, 1992. ISBN 0-937401-20-X.
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
Further reading
- James, Harry Clebourne (1960 (reprinted 1968)). The Cahuilla Indians. Morongo Indian Reservation: Malki Museum Press (Westernlore Press). ASIN B0007HDH7E. LCCN 60010491. OCLC 254156323. LCC E99.K27 J3 ASIN B0007EJ4OM
- Patencio, Francisco; Hemerdinger, Bill (illustrations) (1971). Hudson, Roy F. ed. Desert Hours with Chief Patencio. Palm Springs, CA: Desert Museum. pp. 38. LCC E99 C155 P3
External links
- Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, official website
- Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum
- The Indian Canyons, leads to various canyon webpages
- Tahquitz Canyon west of downtown Palm Springs
- The Limu Project language and cultural revitalization
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