Indawo yemvelo
Indian Canyons
Abantu bendawo abangu-390 bayatusa,
Amacebiso avela kubantu bendawo
A natural Oasis with the second largest growth of native Washingtonian palms in the country.
Centuries ago, ancestors of the Agua Caliente Cahuilla (pronounced Kaw-we-ah) Indians settled in the Palm Springs area and developed extensive and complex communities in Palm, Murray, Andreas, Tahquitz and Chino Canyons. Abundant water and hundreds of plants and animals found throughout the area ensured stable living conditions. Crops of melons, squash, beans and corn were grown, animals were hunted, and plants and seeds were gathered for food, medicines, basketweaving etc. Many traces of these communities exist in the canyons today, including rock art, house pits and foundations, irrigation ditches, dams, reservoirs, trails, and food processing areas.
Centuries ago, ancestors of the Agua Caliente Cahuilla (pronounced Kaw-we-ah) Indians settled in the Palm Springs area and developed extensive and complex communities in Palm, Murray, Andreas, Tahquitz and Chino Canyons. Abundant water and hundreds of plants and animals found throughout the area ens…
Izinto ongazenza ezehlukile eduzane
Abantu bendawo baphinde batuse
Indawo
38520 South Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA
Agua Caliente Off-Reservation Trust Land