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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cahuilla Nation canonical | 2 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| ceremony |
initiation rites
ⓘ
mourning ceremony ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRevitalization |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
traditional arts education ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFederallyRecognizedTribe |
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Cahuilla Band of Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Morongo Band of Mission Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramona Band of Cahuilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
contact with Spanish colonizers in 18th century
ⓘ
involvement in California Mission system impacts ⓘ land dispossession in 19th century ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Colorado Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Bernardino Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jacinto Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Rosa Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ inland Southern California ⓘ |
| language | Cahuilla language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| notableScholarshipOn |
ethnography by Alfred L. Kroeber
ⓘ
ethnography by Lowell John Bean ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Cupeño people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luiseño people NERFINISHED ⓘ Serrano people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Native American Church NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Cahuilla religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based system
ⓘ
patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inland Empire region NERFINISHED ⓘ Palm Springs area NERFINISHED ⓘ San Gorgonio Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.