Mission Indians was a term used to refer to the Indigenous peoples of California who lived or grew up in the Spanish mission system in California. Today the term is used to refer to their descendants
Ruin of the Indian quarters, Mission San Luis Rey
Depiction of three "Indian Crones" from the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, published in "American Indians: first families of the Southwest" by John Frederick Huckel, in 1920
Indian cemetery at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Carmel, California
Franciscan missionaries in California
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of the Cahuilla, located in Riverside County, California, United States. The Cahuilla
Mission Indians
…Current mission Indian tribes include the following in southern California: Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians (Cahuilla) Augustine Band of Mission Indians (Cahuilla…
Agua Caliente Reservation in 1928
Agua Caliente Band signage in downtown Palm Springs
Image of Agua Caliente Casino parking garage in downtown Palm Springs