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The Cahuilla, also known as ʔívil̃uqaletem or Ivilyuqaletem, are a Native American people of the various tribes of the Cahuilla Nation, living in the inland areas of southern California. [2] Their original territory encompassed about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km 2 ).
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of the Cahuilla, located in Riverside County, California, United States. [3] The Cahuilla inhabited the Coachella Valley desert and surrounding mountains between 5000 BCE and 500 CE. With the establishment of the reservations, the ...
The Cahuilla Reservation) is located in Riverside County near the town of The reservation includes Cahuilla, California , [ 6 ] where the Cahuilla Casino is located. [ citation needed ] The reservation is 18,884 acres (76.42 km 2 ), with 16,884 acres (68.33 km 2 ) owned by individual tribe members.
The Cahuilla and Cupeño languages are closely related and are part of the Takic language family. The Cupeño and Cahuilla languages are endangered. Alvino Siva, an enrolled tribal member and a fluent Cahuilla language speaker, died on June 26, 2009. He preserved the tribe's traditional bird songs, sung in the Cahuilla language, by teaching ...
The indigenous Cahuilla live in the deserts around the San Jacinto Mountains and used the range for hunting, foraging, and to escape the summer heat. The range was a frequent subject for Palm Springs artists Carl Eytel (1862–1925) and Paul Grimm (1892–1974). Hollywood film directors have used the mountains to shoot film scenes.
Lake Cahuilla is believed to have been full six times in the last millennium: roughly the periods of 930 to 966, 1007 to 1070, 1192 to 1241, 1486 to 1503, 1618 to 1636, and 1731 to 1733.
Cahuilla, pronounced / k ə ˈ w iː ə /, (formerly, Kawia, Coahuilla, Cohuilla, and Coahuila) [2] is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California. [1] It is part of the Cahuilla Reservation and lies in a high desert valley at an elevation of 3642 feet (1110 m). [1] It is located 27 miles (43.5 km) south by road from mile-high ...
The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla Indians, located in Imperial and Riverside counties in California. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] Their autonym is Mau-Wal-Mah Su-Kutt Menyil , [ 6 ] which means "among the palms, deer moon."