Cahuilla Nation

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The Cahuilla Nation is a Native American people indigenous to inland Southern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, complex social organization, and historical presence in the desert and mountain regions of the area.

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Cahuilla Nation canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people
ceremony initiation rites
mourning ceremony
country United States
culturalRevitalization language revitalization programs
traditional arts education
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasFederallyRecognizedTribe Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians
Cahuilla Band of Indians
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Ramona Band of Cahuilla
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
historicalEvent contact with Spanish colonizers in 18th century
involvement in California Mission system impacts
land dispossession in 19th century
indigenousTo Colorado Desert
San Bernardino Mountains
San Jacinto Mountains
Santa Rosa Mountains
Southern California
inland Southern California
language Cahuilla language
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
notableScholarshipOn ethnography by Alfred L. Kroeber
ethnography by Lowell John Bean
relatedEthnicGroup Cupeño people
Luiseño people
Serrano people
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional Cahuilla religion
socialOrganization clan-based system
patrilineal clans
state California
subgroupOf Takic-speaking peoples
traditionalCraft basketry
net-making
pottery
traditionalEconomy acorn processing
agave harvesting
gathering
hunting
traditionalFood acorn mush
agave hearts
mesquite meal
traditionalHousing kíicha (brush house)
traditionalRegion Coachella Valley
Inland Empire region
Palm Springs area
linked to: Palm Springs

San Gorgonio Pass

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