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Volume 63 | Number 36
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CELEBRATING THE RESIDENTIAL PARK COMMUNITIES FOR 63 YEARS
RENDERING COURTESY OF AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
New! “Cultural Center” Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Invites Community to Friday, May 11th Groundbreaking
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he Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians invites the community to its groundbreaking at 9 a.m. Friday, May 11, of its new 5.8-acre cultural center in the heart of downtown Palm Springs that celebrates the history, culture and traditions of the Agua Caliente people. The groundbreaking will be at the corner of Indian and Tahquitz and kicks off a two-year construction cycle to build a new cultural museum, Agua Caliente Spa and Bathhouse that celebrates the Tribe’s ancient Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, a Gathering Plaza, gardens and an Oasis Trail. The project is on target to open in 2020. “This new cultural center provides an incredible opportunity to share and celebrate our history, culture and traditions with this community
and visitors from around the world,” Tribal Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe said. “Each federally recognized tribe throughout this country has a distinct culture that includes traditions, language, historic clothing and housing styles as well as historical food and medicine preparations. We want to share that with others as well as acknowledge the fact that we are alive and well today living in the modern world.” In preparation for construction: • Crews will transplant the Washingtonia filifera palm trees on the construction site to a temporary location. • Crews will install the construction fence to secure the site following the groundbreaking celebration.
• The museum location at 219 South Palm Canyon is no longer open to visitors so it can be remodeled. • Starting April 30, the surface parking lot at the corner of East Calle Encilia and East Andreas Road will no longer be open through the duration of construction. Inspiration for the cultural center’s design includes Agua Caliente traditions such as basket weaving and pottery (ollas) and elements found in nature including desert landscapes, Andreas Canyon rock formations, the Andreas Canyon stream and the Washingtonia filifera palm trees — the only native palm tree to the California desert. JCJ Architecture, of Phoenix, is the project designer. JCJ Architecture’s
design concept for the cultural center reflects the Tribe’s values and ongoing commitment to the Agua Caliente people. In addition, the center draws upon the rich history of experiencing the healing mineral water. The cultural center will include numerous outdoor activity spaces, including a Gathering Plaza adjacent to the Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, originally known as Sec he (the sound of boiling water), which serves as a commemorative focal point for the new development. Here, Tribal Members and visitors can celebrate community, history and pay respect to the life-giving waters that helped shape the Palm Springs region. Visitors can readily access from the Plaza either the Museum or the Spa CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 ▶
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