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Title: Cahuilla Oral History Project
Dates: 1989-1991
Accession number: A2004.032
Creator:
Palm Springs Desert Museum
Collection Size:
2.75 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: A collection of oral history interviews and associated materials created by staff at the Palm Springs Desert Museum. Interviews
focus on Cahuilla culture and history. Collection includes both audio and video recordings, transcripts, and subject notes.
Interviewees include Anthony Andreas, Judy Diamond, Donna Largo, Catherine Kitchen, Anthony Largo, Katherine Saubel, and Saturnino
Torres. Project funded in part by the Palm Springs Art Museum's Natural Science Council, the Coachella Valley Archaeological
Society, and the Bureau of Land Management.
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Cahuilla
Collection is open for research.
Publication/Reproduction Rights
Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Other rights, including copyright and cultural
rights, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds these
rights and pursue the rights owner[s] or his or her heir[s] for permission to publish or reproduce content where the Agua
Caliente Cultural Museum does not hold such rights. For research purposes only.
[Identification of item], Cahuilla Oral History Project, A2004.032, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Donation.
Biography / Administrative History
Collected by the Palm Springs Desert Museum between the years 1989-91. Project funded in part by the Palm Springs Art Museum's
Natural Science Council, the Coachella Valley Archaeological Society, and the Bureau of Land Management.
Scope and Content of Collection
A collection of oral history interviews and associated materials created by staff at the Palm Springs Desert Museum between
the years 1989-91. Interviews focus on Cahuilla culture and history. Collection includes both audio and video recordings,
transcripts, and subject notes. Interviewees include Anthony Andreas, Judy Diamond, Donna Largo, Catherine Kitchen, Anthony
Largo, Katherine Saubel, and Saturnino Torres.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Palm Springs Art Museum
Malki Museum
Francis Stevens School
Banning Union High School
Santa Rosa Band of Mission Indians
Perris Indian School
Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation
Soboba Indian Reservation
Cahuilla Indian Reservation
Pala Indian Reservation
Windy Point
Los Coyotes Indian Reservation
Morongo Indian Reservation
Agua Caliente Indian Reservation
Santa Rosa Indian Reservation
Anza-Borrego Park
Andreas Canyon
Palm Springs
San Jacinto National Monument
Martinez Canyon
Banning
Tuba Mountain
Edom
Thousand Palms
Chino Canyon
Santa Rosa
Dead Indian Canyon
Roadrunners Village
Salton Sea
Devil's Canyon
Andreas Canyon
Victory Indian Reservation
Patencio, Francisco
Torres, Saturnino
Torres, Florence
Andreas, Anthony
Jeffrey, Cheryl
Largo, Anthony
Bean, Lowell John
Lyle, Janice
Quick, Betsy
Siva Saubel, Katherine
Kitchern, Catherine
Largo, Donna
Barrows, David Prescott
Jeffrey, Cheryl
Cahuilla
Traditional foods
Bighorn Sheep
Segregation
Allotments
Racism
Tattoos
Bird Singing
Rock Art
Tahquitz
Peon
Religion
Hunting
Ceremonial House
Rattles
Traditional games
Shamanism
Hot Springs
Traditional tools
Musical instruments
Medicinal plants
Stagecoach
Gold Mines
Trails
Missions
Petroglyphs
Cupeño
Volcanoes
Fish traps
Insects
Sweathouse
Ceremonies
Alcoholism
Fire Eating
Eagle Feathers
Eagle Dances
Catholicism
Barrel cactus
Hallucinogenic plants
Basketry
Basket making
Gaming
Agriculture
Kish
Section 14
Section 10
Trading post
Piyatem
Creosote
Greasewood
Mesquite
Puberty
Horses
Yucca
Mountain Cahuilla
Desert Cahuilla
Smallpox
Moieties
Mission Indians
Hampton School
Rabbit skins
Baptismal names
Ramada
Chickens corral
Fiestas
Granaries
Mesquite beans
Desert tea
Tea
Cahuilla creation story
Feather skirts
Rattlesnakes
Frogs
Grinding stones
Corn