Members of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians are the direct descendants of three Cahuilla clans that traditionally occupied the areas of Toro Peak, Coyote Canyon/Anza Borrego, Garner Valley, Pinion and present day Santa Rosa Indian Reservation. During the harsh summer months, the clans would move to the cooler elevations of Toro Peak and Weh’het Now’ha (Center/Middle of the Pines), now refer
red to as “The Old Village” or “Old Santa Rosa.” These three clans were the Guanche-pakiktem, Costai-kiktem and Sawish-pakiktem. The Mountain Cahuilla people occupied the San Jacinto, Cahuilla, Thomas, and Santa Rosa Mountains as well as the San Ysidro Mountains to the south. The four Mountain Cahuilla tribes are the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, Cahuilla Band of Indians, Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians, and the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians.
