And it has big plans in the future to expand, through the building of hotels and the creation of its own energy grid. Today, the Tribe has built businesses and governmental operations on its sovereign lands, with Spotlight 29 Casino and the Tribal Government Offices near the city of Coachella, and Tortoise Rock Casino near the town of Twentynine Palms. The Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation was established by the Executive Order of 1895 and expanded in 1979 with an additional parcel in Coachella, California. Descendants of the Chemehuevi people, the Band has settled at the sacred site known as the Oasis of Mara, located near the town of Twentynine Palms, California.
The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians is a federally-recognized Native American tribe located in Southern California.
(Image sourced via Twenty Nine Palms website)
