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Welcome to the home of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the historic Palm Springs-based tribe with more than 400 members and a community base that includes families, businesses and civic organizations. As a Sovereign Tribal Government, the Tribe stewards more than 31,500 acres of ancestral land which includes cities, county and protected Bighorn sheep habitat. With nearly 2,800 Team Members working at Tribal developments, the Tribe understands how important families and communities are to its members and neighbors.
Within the community not only do we strive to maintain our cultural heritage and past, but we support and help develop the community around us which includes Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage and parts of Riverside County.
If you have a question about the Tribe, please contact us at tribalgovernment@aguacaliente.net or call 760-699-6800.
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Tribal Chairman Richard M. Milanovich
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Governor taps Agua Caliente staffer to post with Colorado River Basin
TOM DAVIS NAMED TO WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Governor taps Agua Caliente staffer to post with Colorado River Basin water board PALM SPRINGS, Calif., November 13, 2008 —Tom Davis, Chief Planning and Development Officer for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has been named by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Davis, a Republican, was reappointed after being first named to the board in 2007. He has worked with the Tribe since 1992, overseeing its environmental resources management and planning, as well as the expansion of its developments.
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Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan information and the protection of Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
In October, 2006, the Bighorn Institute and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Rangers Released
two ewes in the Tahquitz Canyon
Q and A
What is a Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan?
A THCP is a voluntary action by the Tribe that allows it to maintain its traditional role as land steward and manager under the law. THCP streamlines the Endangered Species Act compliance and eliminates a piecemeal approach
What gives the Tribe the authority to administer its own plan?
Federal law recognizes the Tribe as the management authority over its reservation lands. That’s why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was not allowed to act as the authority over the Tribe’s land base by including Tribal lands in the critical habitat designation.
Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan information
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Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Unveils Peon Games Sculpture
Tribe celebrates cultural connection to Indian Gaming
Secretary/Treasurer Moraino Patencio, at the July 14 unveiling of Agua Caliente’s new peon games statues by artist Doug Hyde, explains why the games were significant. “It’s how we taught our people to gather knowledge and power.”
PALM SPRINGS, CA (July 15, 2008) – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have unveiled in Rancho Mirage a granite sculpture by renowned artist Doug Hyde depicting the traditional peon (pronounced pay-OWN) games played by Cahuilla people.
Tribal members gathered at sunset Monday, July 14, as Chairman Richard M. Milanovich unveiled the 16-foot sculpture depicting the popular game of chance historically played by Native Americans around a campfire. A plaque commemorating the sculptures was also installed at the corner of Bob Hope and Ramon in Rancho Mirage.
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Subcontractors Honored for Their Work at New Concert Venue
One of 300 construction workers and subcontractors signed the top beam for the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa's new headliner room as construction reached a new milestone in the project, due to open early in 2009.
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., May 1, 2008 — Less than two weeks after the grand opening of its new luxury hotel at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa, the property celebrated the placement of the last construction beam of its new headline entertainment venue.
Some 300 construction workers were feted at a special luncheon to honor their work in building the 35,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment venue which reached its highest point today. The final steel beam was signed by workers, then raised by a giant crane and placed atop the new facility.
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Tribe Releases Resource Plan to Public
Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan opens for 90 day review
PALM SPRINGS, CA – October 12, 2007: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, after seven years of study, has released for public review its Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan (THCP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which formally determines the conservation of the Tribe’s 31,500 acres of Reservation land in and around Palm Springs.
The Plan identifies plants, animals and habitat that need to be preserved or protected. It also lays out procedures for mitigation of future land development and determines under what circumstance an “incidental take” can be permitted on the Reservation.
“This is the culmination of a long effort by our planners that ensures the Tribe’s ability to manage its lands properly,” said Tribal Chairman Richard M. Milanovich. “Rather than hand over this job to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, we’ve taken the steps to guarantee the Tribe’s self-reliance, as well as our sovereignty.”
For the full story and access to Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan documents, follow the link below.
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