05/15/2026
Since time immemorial to 1876 and beyond: 150 years ago today, on May 15, 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant established the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation by signing a Presidential Executive Order setting aside Section 14, a square-mile area that surrounds the Agua Caliente peopleβs sacred hot mineral spring, and parts of Section 22 that includes Tahquitz Canyon. A year later the Reservation was expanded to more than 31,000 acres. Today, the Tribe is steward to more than 34,000 acres of land. The Agua Caliente have called the Palm Springs area home since time immemorial.