| We learn that the Cahuilla Indians in the Mojave Desert, where we are, inhaled the vapors from boiling creosote to treat respiratory infections. |
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| As a hunter-gatherer society, the Cahuilla established a number of permanent and semi-permanent settlements within the valley. |
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| A good supply of mesquite beans or cakes could be traded to other Cahuilla families for other foods. |
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| A few are learning Cahuilla, a language that seemed doomed just a few years ago. |
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| Many archaeological sites of the Cahuilla Indians are found in the Santa Rosa Mountains, and there are several reservations in the area. |
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| Diegueño, Luiseño, Cahuilla, and Cupeño peoples were among the inhabitants of the region when Europeans arrived in the 16th century. |
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| Late 21st-century population estimates indicated more than 3,000 Cahuilla descendants. |
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| The Cahuilla Indians were the area's first inhabitants, and Spanish settlers later built a mission there. |
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