The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized, sovereign Native American tribe headquartered in Palm Springs, California. Established by executive order signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on May 15, 1876, the tribe maintains its own tribal council and tribal court, and provides governmental services to its members, among them emergency services, a planning department and a range of social programmes. Its reservation spans Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage, as well as parts of unincorporated Riverside County, in the Coachella Valley.
The tribe is also steward to more than 34,000 acres of ancestral land, with a Cahuilla heritage stretching back thousands of years and an emphasis on the preservation of cultural traditions and language. Public-safety, emergency-management and public-service work therefore sits alongside conservation and cultural stewardship in the tribe's day-to-day operations.
To fund tribal government operations and community development, the tribe runs a portfolio of economic enterprises: casino resorts, championship golf courses, cultural attractions and hospitality services. Revenue from these businesses is reinvested in tribal government, social programmes and community development across the Coachella Valley.
