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Four Winds Tribal Coalition raising money to preserve history9 August 2012INDIO, California -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Four Winds Tribal Coalition is banding together to restore an irreplaceable piece of their history. The Coalition is working to save several buildings, thought to be the oldest known Indian Agency structures in California. They include a 1907 Indian schoolhouse, residence and agency office, on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation. The buildings are a huge part of the tribes’ ancestral culture. Over the last century they have been the center of tribal activities. Now the tribe intends to create a living museum to display ancient artifacts, stories and photographs of the elders who have occupied the area for thousands of years. This extensive restoration project is already underway on all three buildings and is estimated to cost more than $475,000. The Four Winds Tribal Coalition, made up of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, is holding a golf tournament fundraiser, in hopes of making the restoration project a reality. The inaugural tournament will be held Saturday, September 15 at Eagle Falls Golf Course at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Entry fee includes lunch and is $65 per player or $250 for a foursome. Shotgun at 7:30am. For more information contact Leilani Gomez at (760) 238-5788 or lgomez@cabazonindians-nsn.gov |