Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians

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Cahuilla people Native American tribe federally recognized tribe

The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians are a Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, known for their desert homeland and sovereign tribal government.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cahuilla people → Native American tribe → federally recognized tribe →
associatedWith	Salton Sea region →
country	United States →
ethnicGroup	Cahuilla →
governedBy	Torres-Martinez tribal council →
governs	Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation →
hasCulturalPractice	Cahuilla bird songs → Cahuilla language revitalization → traditional Cahuilla basketry →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → gaming → leasing of tribal lands → tourism →
hasGovernmentType	tribal government →
hasJurisdictionOver	tribal members on reservation lands →
hasLegislativeBody	tribal council →
hasOfficialNameVariant	Torres-Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians → Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of California →
hasReservation	Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation →
hasRight	self-governance → treaty-based rights as a Native American tribe →
hasSettlement	Mecca, California → Thermal, California →
isPartOf	Cahuilla Nation →
legalStatus	sovereign tribal nation within the United States →
locatedIn	Coachella Valley → Imperial County, California → Riverside County, California NERFINISHED → Southern California →
locatedNear	Salton Sea →
peopleGroupOf	Desert Cahuilla →
populationRegion	Imperial County, California → Riverside County, California NERFINISHED →
primaryLanguage	English →
recognizedBy	United States federal government →
recognizedUnder	U.S. federal recognition of Native American tribes →
regionType	desert homeland →
religion	Christianity → traditional Cahuilla religion →
sharesCultureWith	other Cahuilla bands →
sovereignStateStatus	domestic dependent nation →
traditionalLanguage	Cahuilla language →
traditionalRegion	Colorado Desert → Sonoran Desert (California portion) →
tribalEnrollmentBasis	lineal descent from Cahuilla ancestors →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cahuilla people →	federallyRecognizedTribe
Cahuilla language ("Desert Cahuilla") →	hasDialect
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians ("Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians of California") →	hasOfficialNameVariant
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians ("Desert Cahuilla") →	peopleGroupOf