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Agua Caliente Reservation in 1928 Agua Caliente Band signage in downtown Palm Springs Location of Agua Caliente Reservation. The Agua Caliente Indian Reservation was founded on May 15, 1876 [5] through Executive Order signed by President Ulysses S. Grant covering 31,610 acres (12,790 ha).
Tahquitz Canyon (/ t ɑː ˈ k w iː t s /, sometimes / ˈ t ɑː k ɪ t s /) is located in Palm Springs, California on a section of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The canyon descends from the Riverside County San Jacinto Mountains .
Tollgate location: 38520 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs More info: (760) 323-6018; indian-canyons.com. Tahquitz Canyon visitors pay $15 per person, $7 per child ages 6 to 12.
Tahquitz Falls is a waterfall on Tahquitz Creek in the west skirt of the city Palm Springs, in the U.S. state of California. The waterfall is located in lower Tahquitz Canyon, a short distance upstream from the visitor center. The name of the canyon and its waterfall is from the spirit Tahquitz, a Cahuilla native of the Agua Caliente folklore. [1]
The Agua Caliente Indian Reservation occupies 126.706 km 2 (48.921 sq mi) in the Palm Springs area, including parts of the cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Rancho Mirage. The total population living on its territory was 21,358 as of the 2000 census, although few of these are registered tribal members.
The stream originates near Saddle Junction on the east slope of Mt. San Jacinto, and works its way down the mountain towards Palm Springs, where it flows into Tahquitz Canyon. [1] The stream forms a small waterfall at the end of the canyon, which can be accessed by a hiking trail maintained by the Agua Caliente Indian tribe as part of the ...
A 1831 ruling described Indian tribes as “domestic dependent nations” and their relationship to the U.S. as being “that of a ward to his guardian.” History: Earth, land and the golden ...
The canyon is located on the Agua Caliente reservation lands, and is an important cultural site. The tribal group's web page dedicated to the canyon describes The Legend of Taquitz as follows: Tahquitz was the first shaman created by Mukat, the creator of all things.