The Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians is a
federally recognized tribe
A federally recognized tribe is a Native American tribe recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. In the United States, the Native American tribe ...
of
Cahuilla
The Cahuilla, also known as ʔívil̃uqaletem or Ivilyuqaletem, are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people of the various tribes of the Cahuilla Nation, living in the inland areas of southern California.[ ...]
Indians, located in
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a County (United States), county located in the Southern California, southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most ...
.
[Pritzker, 120] They were formerly known as the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians.
Reservation
The Cabazon Indian Reservation was founded in 1876.[ It occupies located in ]Coachella
Coachella (officially called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and sometimes known as Coachella Festival) is an annual music festival, music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valle ...
, from Indio, California
Indio (Spanish language, Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Indio is approximately east of Los Angeles, east of Palm Springs, ...
and from Palm Springs
Palm Springs (Cahuilla language, Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Rivers ...
. Population on the reservation is approximately 806.[ The Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation is located immediately to its northwest.
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Government
The tribe's headquarters is located in Indio, California
Indio (Spanish language, Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Indio is approximately east of Los Angeles, east of Palm Springs, ...
. Douglas Welmas is their current tribal chairman.
Programs and economic development
The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians introduced high-stakes bingo to their state,[ after they won the pivotal court case, '' California v. Cabazon Band''. The tribe has no unemployment.][
The Cabazon Band owns ]Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is a casino and hotel located southeast of Palm Springs near I-10 in Indio, California. It is owned and operated by the Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians, a federally recognized tribe. The hotel has 250 rooms and ...
, 250 room hotel, POM Restaurant, Pizza Kitchen, The Bistro, Fresh Grill Buffet, JOY Asian Cuisine, a Starbucks, and several casual dining areas, located in Indio. The resort also featured Eagle Falls Golf Course.
The Cabazon Cultural Museum is open to the public, free of admission, Mondays to Saturdays. Since 1981, the tribe has hosted the annual Indio Powwow
A powwow (also pow wow or pow-wow) is a gathering with dances held by many Native Americans in the United States, Native American and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities. Inaugurated in 1923, powwows today are an opportunity fo ...
, with dancing, Cahuilla bird singing, drum competitions, and peon games."Cabazon Indians."
''Cabazon Band of Mission Indians.'' 2010 (retrieved 14 May 2010)
History
The tribe came to public attention in 1987 when they won '' California v. Cabazon Band''; prior to the U.S.Supreme Court's decision , the tribe had been the subject of public attention, given claims about events involving John Philip Nichols, The Wackenhut Corporation, and the June 29, 1981 triple homicides of Alfred "Fred" Alvarez, Patricia Castro, and Ralph Boger.[ (See section: (iii.) ''Bua Report'', "Riconosciuto's March 29, 1981 ''(sic)'' arrest".]
See also
*Mission Indians
Mission Indians was a term used to refer to the Indigenous peoples of California who lived or grew up in the Spanish mission system in California. Today the term is used to refer to their descendants and to specific, contemporary tribal nations ...
Bibliography
* Eargle, Jr., Dolan H. ''California Indian Country: The Land and the People.'' San Francisco: Tree Company Press, 1992. .
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .
References
Further reading
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External links
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
official website
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Cahuilla
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Native American tribes in California
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Native American tribes in Riverside County, California
Cabazon, California
Indio, California