Development of a casino resort on the San Diego reservation makes historical sense and guarantees progress will come to the Los Coyotes homelands
The people of the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians should abandon the scheme by Detroit-based Malik/Ilitch to relocate a casino to Barstow and look for a financial partner who wants to help them develop commerce on their San Diego reservation where tribe members can work and benefit from the things the gaming facility will bring to their lands (electricity, water, sewers, roads, etc).
A partnership with the Warner Springs Ranch Resort seems to be a natural fit! Even if that means acquiring contiguous lands more suitable to development and converting the property to trust lands.
After all the legendary hot springs at the Warner Springs Ranch -- once known as the Agua Caliente Village or the ancient Cupa Village -- were, as explained at Wikipedia, at the heart of the Cupeno Indians' homelands. In fact, 17 of the adobe casitas (or cottages) still in use by guests at the Warner Springs Ranch Resort were homes to Cupeno Indians until 1903.
The National Parks Service (NPS.gov) provides this historical account of the ancient Cupa Village now known as Warner Springs Ranch:
A partnership with the Warner Springs Ranch Resort seems to be a natural fit! Even if that means acquiring contiguous lands more suitable to development and converting the property to trust lands.
After all the legendary hot springs at the Warner Springs Ranch -- once known as the Agua Caliente Village or the ancient Cupa Village -- were, as explained at Wikipedia, at the heart of the Cupeno Indians' homelands. In fact, 17 of the adobe casitas (or cottages) still in use by guests at the Warner Springs Ranch Resort were homes to Cupeno Indians until 1903.
The National Parks Service (NPS.gov) provides this historical account of the ancient Cupa Village now known as Warner Springs Ranch:
"Cupa, also called Warner Springs Ranch or Agua Caliente Village, is located north ofInterstate 8 and east of Lake Henshaw on State Highway 79 near Warner Springs, California. The historic 200-acre Cupeno Indian village site is now abandoned, but there remains evidence of its historical importance. A number of recently abandoned residences above the old village do not disturb the site itself. Settling ponds and swimming pools constructed on Agua Caliente Creek at the old resort are now in a state of disrepair. The beautiful valley of Agua Caliente in which the village was situated lies at an altitude of 3,000 feet, and is home for many kinds of wildlife, native shrubs, grass, and evergreen oak trees"... (Full NPS.gov Historical Essay)
4 comments:
ya right, did you read the rest of the article - Another rich indian tribe would oppose them there - Pala - I'm sure they don't want a casino on their ancestral land - I've even heard they want it back
The Los Coyotes Reservation is adjacent to the Warner Springs Ranch (perhaps even contiguous).
The Los Coytes Band is composed of both Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians! Cupeno Indians inhabited that ancient Cupa Village!
All this whining about "rich tribes!"
So-called "rich" tribes didn't stop casinos on the nearby (10 miles or less) Santa Ysabel and La Jolla (not the City of La Jolla) resevations.
Clue in anonymous! The Pala Reservation isn't the only home of bands of Cupeno Indians!!!
Just as there are at least nine Southern California reservations that are home to bands of Cahuilla people.
Because people of the Pala Reservation happened to celebrate their centennial at the Warner Springs Ranch Resort doesn't mean that the Agua Caliente Village wasn't home to other bands of Cupeno people registered with other modern day Reservations.
I do know Los Coyotes is both Cahuilla and Cupeno & I do know Pala isn't the only reservation with Cupeno Indians!! - I just meant that this is an ancient village that they visit & I'm sure they would not be happy with a casino sitting there
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