| Agua Caliente Reservation Ethnology-Language: Cahuilla Established: 1896 County: Riverside Acreage: 31,610 Population: 296 Location: Approximately 6,700 acres lie within the city limits of Palm Springs. Reservation also includes a network of canyons just southwest of Palm Springs called Indian Canyons, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of the
wealthiest tribes in the state, the Agua Caliente reservation is the largest land owner
within the city of Palm Springs. In 1992, the tribe bought the Spa Hotel and Mineral
Springs, the natural asset that first drew indigenous Cahuilla to the palm oases. Library: Agua Caliente has a lovely Cultural Museum in downtown Palm Springs that has a museum-based library. Nancy Watt, tribal librarian, is developing a small collection that serves the museum. |
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