Spa Resort Casino Indian Canyons Cultural Museum Welcome Centuries ago, ancestors of the Agua Caliente Cahuilla Indians settled in the Palm Springs area. They developed complex communities in the Palm, Murray, Andreas, Tahquitz, and Chino Canyons. With abundant water supply, plant and animal life, the Cahuilla Indians thrived. They grew crops of melons, squash, beans, and corn, gathered plants ...