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The Spirit
T H E N E WSLET T ER
OF T HE AG UA CALI E N TE CULTURAL MUS E U M
cover story
Basket featured in forthcoming exhibition
Song of the Basket
see pages 4 –5
“Through
you, my
ancient
people,
I am.”
Vol. XV No. 1 September/October/November 2010
also in this issue
Sharings & Observations page 2
2010 Kids Explore! Spotlight page 3
Exhibition Notes from the Curatorial Department pages 4–5
Exhibitions pages 6–7
Education pages 8–9
Acquisitions pages 10–11
Announcements page 12
Membership page 12
Contributors pages 13–15
Sharings & Observations
Each year at Dinner in the Canyons, the Museum has brought us
the richness of the Native world. We have experienced great
Native cuisine and first-rate entertainment, from Hawaiian
dancers to torch singers. This year, we are pleased to present
Murray Porter, a member of the Turtle Clan of the Mohawk
Nation, and his band.
Murray is best described by quoting his lyrics; he’s a “red
man, singing the black man’s blues, living in a white man’s
world!” His first solo album was “1492, Who Found Who?”
He has great musical talent with a wonderful and engaging
sense of humor.
Murray has played the Chicago Blues Festival, the Montreal
International Jazz Festival, and the Blues-sur-Seine in
Mantes-la-Jolie just west of Paris. Along with the Rez Bluez
All-Starz, he has performed at the National Museum of the
American Indian and at the Kennedy Center Millenium
Stage. Add to that his performances in Australia, Egypt,
Israel, Germany, and Haiti, we can truly look forward to
having a treat in store at Dinner in the Canyons.
With this issue of The Spirit newsletter, we usher in a new
season of programming at the Museum. I want to take this
opportunity to express my appreciation to our Museum
members, sponsors, and other generous supporters who
make it possible for us to continue offering such a wide
variety of stimulating lectures, classes and special cultural
events – even in these challenging economic times.
Financial challenges have been in the forefront of our
thinking in recent months. While we have had to make
significant adjustments at the Museum to meet these
challenges, we have acted strategically to ensure that we
keep moving forward – planning for our new Museum
while maintaining the quality of programming you have
come to expect from us.
Your continued support and attendance at upcoming events
will help ensure that we are able to fulfill our mission
of preserving, interpreting, and sharing Native culture
and knowledge. An exciting season of programs has been
planned for 2010-2011. I invite you to participate often! 
Murray’s songs and his personal style of audience
interaction will regale us with a sense of humor and
poignancy. What a great setting for all of this to take place!
I hope to see you on October 9 at Dinner in the Canyons. 
Michael Hammond, Ph.D.
Executive Director
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Millie Browne
Chairwoman, Board of Directors
Spotlight
Learning while having fun, young
people ages 5 -12 enjoyed hands-on
experience with a variety of Native
arts and crafts at the Kids Explore!
summer program in July.
Class activities included net
making, creating and playing
musical instruments used to
accompany traditional Native
singing, playing Cahuilla games,
and making Indian dolls.
Participants show off their rattle, doll and net
making skills at Kids Exlore! 2010.
photographs by ashle y dunphy
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Exhibition Notes from the Curatorial Department
Creating Song of the Basket, which opens October 20, was a
rewarding learning experience. Cahuilla basket maker Lorene
Sisquoc, her daughter Blossom Maciel, and two grandchildren
came to our collection storage facility and added joy and insight to
the creative process.
Lorene, Curator at Sherman Indian School Museum in nearby
Riverside, is a founding member of Nex’wetem, the southern
California basket weavers group. Her insights regarding raw
material, construction techniques, and design elements enhance
the richness of this exhibition, and provide direct links to the
Cahuilla culture. Future generations of basket weavers will be
Lorene’s legacy to the Cahuilla people.
The breathtaking intricacy of a post-contact
Cahuilla basket – just one of many examples
featured in this outstanding exhibition
photograph by mark davidson
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Lorene tells a rattlesnake story to her grandson, Skylar.
Song of the Basket opening October 20, 2010
A look at Cahuilla culture from the perspective of women –
as seen in the artistry of their basket making
Lori points out that not every story can be deciphered from a basket.
Sometimes only the weaver knows her song.
Blossom looks closely for the song in this basket.
photographs by ashley dunphy
Historic Film on Cahuilla Culture Preserved
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum received a National Film
Preservation Foundation grant for the preservation of the film
Indian Family of the California Desert – a well-known and muchloved component of the Museum’s permanent exhibition.
In July, the Museum received the professionally-preserved
digital transfer. In addition to replacing the worn film that
previously played in a loop in the exhibition, copies of the
new DVD are now permanently part of the Museum Archives.
The digital transfer is also available to Education Department
outreach staff who bring classroom presentations to Coachella
Valley schoolchildren.
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Exhibitions
New Exhibition
Song
Basket
of the
Prior to European contact, baskets of the Cahuilla women were
made for utilitarian purposes. They were woven with great skill
and beauty, regardless of their intended use. Through careful study
of their form, color, and design, it becomes apparent that these
baskets are a work of love. To Indian women, fine baskets are their
poems, paintings, and sculptures... their songs.
O ctober 20, 2010
Through O ctob er 16, 2011
Exhibition Opening Reception
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs
A whirlwind pattern basket – an intriguing example of the mystery
surrounding the symbolism used by Cahuilla basket makers
photograph by mark davidson
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To “hear” the song or story of
a basket, we must first understand
the cosmology of the Cahuilla people, and the
important values and concepts established when the world
was created. Song of the Basket is a unique look into the Cahuilla
culture from a woman’s perspective.
See if you can identify the song in each of the Cahuilla baskets
on display from the Museum’s collection.
Changing Exhibitions
Off-site Changing Exhibitions
Raw Earth and Fire Clouds
Dream of the Blue Frog Wahaatukicnikic Tetayaw
Through O ctob er 17, 2010
Pottery began with the Cahuilla people long after basketry had
reached a high level of artistry. At least 500 years ago, pottery
techniques were adopted to supplement baskets as utensils for
storage and cooking. Local clays were processed and coiled in shapes
to hold water, seeds, and pigments. This exhibition interprets the
full spectrum of pottery from clay sources, manufacture, pigments
and painting, to firing the finished product.
This exhibition focuses on the history and lore of the Agua
Caliente Hot Spring from ancient times to the present. Blue Frog is
one of the nukatem or spiritual beings residing in the Spring.
This exhibition is sponsored by
Debbie, Anthony & Andrew Purnel, and Ambrosia M. Howell.
In Memory of Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
Spanish galleons, fish traps, and a stripe on the mountainside?
What do they have to do with the ancient lake that filled the
southern Coachella Valley prior to the formation of the Salton Sea?
Learn this and more when you visit this exhibition at the Salton
Sea History Museum in North Shore, California.
What’s the Score? American Indians in Sports
Through O ctober 17, 2010
Sports played a prominent role in the traditional life of
most Indian communities. Games such as shinny, lacrosse,
footracing, archery, swimming, hoop and pole, and various
types of football taught survival skills. This exhibition offers a
look at Indian sports through the years, including traditional,
boarding school, reservation, and professional sports. Notable
Indian athletes, local reservation teams, and heroes such as
Cahuilla baseball player John Tortes Meyers, catcher for the New
York Giants, are spotlighted.
This exhibition is sponsored by Robert & Renona Pennington.
core Exhibitions
Flora Patencio Collection
Flora Patencio was a strong leader in the history of the Agua
Caliente people. She participated in some of the most important
political and cultural decisions of her time. This exhibition is a
study of basket making techniques and materials.
Where: Spa Resort Casino Hotel location of the Hot Spring
100 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Facts & Fictions of Ancient Lake Cahuilla
Where: Salton Sea History Museum former Salton Sea Yacht Club
99-155 Sea View Drive, North Shore
Tahquitz Country
Explore symbols and artwork of the Cahuilla people through
designs used in pottery, basketry, and rock art. Take a photographic
journey through the heart of Cahuilla territory — home of shaman
Tahquitz.
Where: California State University/San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus, 37500 Cook Street, Palm Desert
Since Time Immemorial
This exhibition highlights major events and milestones in the
history of the Cahuilla people.
Where: Palm Springs City Hall
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs
Cahuilla Culture & History
Photographs, maps, and text displayed in this exhibition tell the
story of the early times of the Cahuilla people.
2010-2011 Exhibition Print Media Sponsor
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Education
Classes for adults and children
offer hands-on experience with
Native skills and crafts.
A Day of Arrow and Bow Making
Instructor: Tony Soares (Choctaw/Seminole descendant)
In this class taught by expert flintknapper Tony Soares, you will learn
much of what one needs to know to survive in the wild. Learn how
to make an arrow and arrowhead, fletch the arrow, and make your own
palm frond bow. By the end of the class, you will be ready for your
first wilderness experience! Space is limited. Participants must be 12
years of age or older.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
(rain day Sunday, November 7)
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs
registration Fee: $25
Free registration for Museum members
A stone arrow straightener
from the museum collections
photograph by mark davidson
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Spirit Keepers programs
focus on Native American
history and culture.
Taking Care of the Land
Presenter: Dennis Martinez (O’odham/Chicano/Swedish descendant)
Dennis Martinez is a well-known speaker and writer who has worked in eco-cultural restoration for nearly 39 years. He is Founder and
Co-Chair of the Indigenous People’s Restoration Network of the Society for Ecological Restoration International, working with communitybased Indigenous peoples on cultural rights, resource protection, climate change, forest restoration, and bridging western science with
traditional ecological knowledge. He has received awards in restoration and social justice, and is a recipient of the Ecotrust-Buffet Award for
Indigenous Conservation Leadership in the Northwest. His lecture will focus on ways of caring for the land from a Native perspective.
tuesday, november 16, 2010
6:30 pm
California State University, San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
Indian Wells Theater
37500 Cook Street
Palm Desert
Free Admission and Parking
Sunset over the Salton Sea
photograph by dawn wellman
2010-2011 Education Program Print Media Sponsor
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Save the Date
Acquisitions
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
recently acquired the following items.
DinnerInTheCanyons
sat u r day, o cto be r 9, 2010
For more information about this gala fundraising event,
contact Steve Sharp, Director of Development
at ssharp@accmuseum.org or 760.833.8167 (direct line).
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D o n at i o n s
Bruce and Karen Jacobs Collection
A large collection of Native American-made and Native American-inspired objects,
including rugs, paintings, ceramics, sculptures, decorated bovine skulls, and kachinas.
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Announcements
Museum Office R elo cation
The Administration Offices of Agua Caliente Cultural Museum have moved to 901
East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite C-204, Palm Springs, CA 92262 – two blocks east
of our previous address.
Telephone (760.778.1079) and fax (760.322.7724) are unchanged.
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In June, we welcomed Ashley Dunphy,
a Palm Springs Californian, who
volunteered her services as Graduate
Student Summer Intern at the Museum.
With a goal of gaining experience in
the museum world, Ashley provided invaluable assistance to Museum staff in
planning and executing various curatorial, archival, and educational projects,
including Kids Explore! summer classes in July.
Ashley completed her undergraduate degree in history at Rutgers University in
New Jersey, and started a graduate degree in history with a focus in museum
studies. She recently moved back to the desert to complete her graduate studies
at University of California/Riverside in the fall.
We thank Ashley for her contribution to our programs this summer.
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Contributors
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Capital Campaign
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, with
a governing board of directors and
professional staff, is a 501(c)(3) not-forprofit organization that welcomes financial
support for its mission from a broad range
of individuals and donor organizations.
Gifts to the Museum are tax-deductible.
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how you can support the Museum, please
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at 760.833.8167.
Contributions to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Capital Campaign are used to help
fund construction of a new 110,000 sq. ft. Museum facility in the heart of Palm Springs.
A model of the new Museum building
is now on display at
the Museum.
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
The Autry Foundation
Millie & Dave Browne
In Memory of Elizabeth Pete Monk & Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
Brianna R. Duran
In Memory of Daryl Pennington & Rosella Welmas
Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
Annette Segundo Guzman
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Devin Guzman
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Nastassja Leilani Guzman
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Michael Hammond, Ph.D.
& Rebecca Hendrickson
In Memory of Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
& in Honor of Millie Browne
Sydne & Peter Heidrich
Ambrosia M. Howell
In Memory of Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
Larry & Meg King
In Honor of grandson Atom Ray Patencio Travis
Christina Marie Lewis
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Christopher T. Lewis
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
David James Lewis
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Larea Mae Lewis
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Stacia Lewis
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Virginia Milanovich
Fred H. Morris, Jr.
In Memory of Elizabeth Pete Monk & Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
Our Savior’s Community Church
To fund children’s education facilities
Alycia A. Patencio
In Memory of Elizabeth Pete Monk
Alycia A. Patencio & Reuben Travis
In Memory of Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
Candace Patencio
In Memory of Elizabeth Pete Monk & Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
John Patencio
In Memory of Elizabeth Pete Monk & Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
Ray L. Patencio, Jr.
In Memory of Elizabeth Pete Monk & Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
Ray L. Patencio, Sr.
Mrs. Renona Pennington
In Memory of Flora Patencio
Dean W. Pieper
Frank Prieto
In Memory of Dora Joyce Prieto
Michael Prieto
In Memory of Dora Joyce Prieto
Andrew Purnel
In Memory of Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
Anthony Purnel
In Memory of Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
Debbie Purnel
In Memory of Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
Blake Alejo Richards
In Memory of Dora Joyce Prieto
Diana Richards
In Memory of Dora Joyce Prieto
Kyle Richards
In Memory of Dora Joyce Prieto
Sanborn Civil Engineering
Lindsey Segundo
Lois Segundo-Workman & Carl Workman
In Honor of the Segundo Family & in Memory of John,
Mandy, Eugene & Juan Segundo
Connie Sharp
Steve Sharp
Mrs. Peter Siva
In Memory of Edmund Peter Siva
Rozene & Ric Supple
Joy M. Pierce Teel & Michael Teel
In Memory of Carrie Pierce McCoy
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
United States Congress
Lynn Walker
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Contributors
Annual Giving 2010-2011
Connie Sharp
Ms. Karen A. Welmas
Annual tax-deductible contributions in
the form of memberships, sponsorships,
grants, tributes, and matching gifts provide
funding to ensure the availability of quality
exhibitions, educational programs, and
cultural festivals. We gratefully acknowledge
the support of our members, sponsors, and
other generous donors.
M e s q u i t e ($250 to $499)
Members
Donors Circle
E a g l e / G o l d ($10,000 and above)
Lois Segundo-Workman & Carl Workman
E a g l e / S i l v e r ($5,000 to $9,999)
Christopher T. Lewis
David James Lewis
E a g l e / B r o n z e ($2,500 to $4,999)
Annette Segundo Guzman
Devin Guzman
In Memory of Eugene J. Segundo
Nastassja Guzman
with Leilani & Damon Guzman
In Memory of Eugene J. Segundo
Lindsey Segundo
E a g l e ($1,000 to $2,499)
Lowell J. Bean, Ph.D.
Millie & Dave Browne
Lee Elster
Michael Hammond, Ph.D.
& Rebecca M. Hendrickson
Jim & Jackie Lee Houston
Debbie Purnel
In Memory of Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
Steve Sharp
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
Joy M. Pierce Teel
In Memory of Lawrence Pierce
Mr. Leon J. Welmas II
Whitewater Rock & Supply Co.
P a l m ($500 to $999)
Mr. Len Goldberg
Elaine E. Hill & John H. Schoettler
In Memory of Ray & Patrick Patencio
& in Honor of Dora Prieto
Mr. & Mrs. Clint Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Niethamer
Carolyn & Ernest G. Noia
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Jean C. Carrus
Ms. Margaret Cole
Tiffany & Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Fey
Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Gershenson
Mrs. Olga H. Giannini
Granite Construction Company
Mr. & Mrs. Earl “Bud” Hoover II
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Houck, Jr.
Jones & Jones Architects
and Landscape Architects
Larry & Meg King
In Honor of grandson Atom Ray Patencio Travis
Hugh A. Langford & Janet G. Langford
Robert & Renona Pennington
Eleanor R. Pohl
Joseph A. Roman, Esq. & Mark L. Wilson
Allan & Merry Ann Ruegsegger
In Memory of Dr. Sterling Allen
H. Mark Schulz
Simmie & Keith Shibou
Mrs. Polly Soules
Mrs. Dorothy Walsh
P a l o V e r d e ($100 to $249)
Anonymous (5)
Ken & Teresa Aland
In Memory of Juana Rojelio
Lorna LePage Alexander & Maisie Alexander
In Memory of Jean-Louis & Margaret LePage
Bart & Sharon Apfelbaum
Herb & Judy Bauer
Miss Thea Bloom
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Bradley
Mrs. Judy Browne
Mrs. Elaine Burnett
Mrs. Norma Bussing
Michael Call & Thomas Bastow
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Casey
Mr. Ronald D. Childers & Mr. Richard M. Proctor
Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Clapper
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Clewell
Samuel K. Coleman, Ph.D.
& Hiroko Kataoka, Ph.D.
Mr. James Cornett & Ms. Terry Cornett
Ecological Consultants, Inc.
Virginia S. Criste & Larry Allen
Ms. Christie Moon Crother
Keith & Donna Jean Darby
Judith Eagan
Lee Elliott
Mr. & Mrs. David Hedley
Mr. Justin F. Farmer
Virginia Siva Gillespie
In Memory of Edmund Peter Siva,Virginia Patencio Siva
& Austin Cruz Siva
Michael & Eula Harris
In Memory of Dora Prieto
Ms. Marjorie Hatcher
Mrs. Ann Heavey
Sydne Heidrich
In Memory of brother, Bill Keenan
Mrs. CleoBell Heiple-Tice & Mr. Sid Tice
Jose & Donna Higueras
In Memory of Frank Bogert
Jane L. Hoff
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Hoffmann
Katherine & Greg Hough
Ambrosia M. Howell
Judith R. Johnston, Ph.D.
Jeannine Jones
Mrs. Sofia S. Jones
Ms. Harriett Kay
Cheryl & Rick Lantz
Mary Jo Lass, Ed.D.
In Memory of Ray Patencio, Sr.
Jacqueline Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Don Lea
Stacia Lewis
Tsianina Lomawaima, Ph.D.
Janice Lyle, Ph.D.
Mrs. Myra R. Masiel-Zamora
Audrey & Courtney Moe
Charles M. Monell, M.D.
Ms. Robin Montgomery
In Memory of Nathan Kay
In Honor of Jackie Lee Houston
Cynthia Murdoch
In Memory of Frances Murdoch
Dr. Nathan Murillo & Mr. Monkgorn Kaiwsai
Richard J. O’Linn
Mrs. Mary Kay Patencio
Patti Patencio
Cindy Pieper
Andrew Purnel
Anthony Purnel
Marilyn Ekdahl Ravicz, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Reyes
Ginger Ridgway
Lori Sarner
In Honor of Michael Hammond
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schneller
Dr. & Mrs. Charlie Shaeffer
Patty Delgado Service
Las Casuelas Terraza
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Shea, Jr.
Mrs. Mary Small
Ken & Jeanie Smith
Dr. Ronald W. Steigerwalt
& Mr. Michael P. Carson
Mr. Michael B. Sterling
George & Louise Stettler
Ms. Elaine S. Steward
Mrs. Jacqueline Helen Suitt
Ms. Sharon Tamagni & Mr. Rudy Aguilar
Claire Victor & Thomas Carnase
Ms. Karen Vielhaber
Susan Walpert
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Weaver
Mrs. Diana J. Wiefels
Sponsors
Special Events
Matching Gifts
Tributes & Memorials
Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians
Advanced Hearing Systems
Pat & Joe Manhart
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Lowell J. Bean, Ph.D.
Millie & Dave Browne
Canyon National Bank
City of Palm Springs
Desert Regional Medical Center
Annette Segundo Guzman
Devin Guzman
Nastassja, Leilani &
Damon Guzman
Jackie Lee & Jim Houston
/ Local 2 KPSP
IGT
Law Offices of Joseph Roman along
with the Virginia Milanovich
Family
Jacqueline Lawrence
Christopher T. Lewis
Tom & Rita Martin
Harold Matzner
The Purnel Family:
Debbie, Anthony & Andrew Purnel
& Ambrosia M. Howell
In Memory of Priscilla Patencio Gonzales
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Simmie & Keith Shibou
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
Twenty-Nine Palms Band
of Mission Indians
Union Bank, Native American Market
Tiffany & Co.
Lorna LePage Alexander
& Maisie Alexander
In Memory of
Jean-Louis & Margaret LePage
Steven Copeland
In Memory of Muriel & Jack Copeland
Patricia Erickson
In Honor of Millie Browne
Virginia Siva Gillespie
In Memory of Edmund Peter Siva,
Virginia Patencio Siva & Austin Cruz Siva
Devin Guzman
In Memory of Eugene J. Segundo
Nastassja Guzman
with Leilani & Damon Guzman
In Memory of Eugene J. Segundo
Michael & Eula Harris
In Memory of Dora Prieto
Sydne Heidrich
In Memory of brother, Bill Keenan
Mr. & Mrs. Jose Higueras
In Memory of Frank Bogert
Ms. Elaine Hill & Mr. John Schoettler
In Honor of Dora Prieto
In Memory of Ray & Patrick Patencio
Larry & Meg King
In Honor of grandson
Atom Ray Patencio Travis
Mary Jo Lass, Ed.D.
In Memory of Ray Patencio, Sr.
Allen Lundberg
In Memory of Muriel & Jack Copeland
Ann Mang
In Memory of Muriel & Jack Copeland
Ms. Robin Montgomery
In Memory of Nathan Kay
In Honor of Jackie Lee Houston
Cynthia Murdoch
In Memory of Frances Murdoch
Robert & Renona Pennington
In Memory of son Stephen John Lopez
on his birthday, January 22
In Memory of son Anthony A.Welmas
on his birthday, March 12
In Memory of son Daryl E. Pennington
on his birthday, April 17
In Memory of daughter Rosella J.Welmas on
her birthday, July 17
Mr. Ignatius Petek
In Memory of Austin Cruz
Joseph A. Roman & Mark L. Wilson
In Memory of Christine Gottlieb
Allan & Merry Ann Ruegsegger
In Memory of Dr. Sterling Allen
Lori Sarner
In Honor of Michael Hammond
Connie Sharp
In Memory of Louise & George Sharp
Steve Sharp
In Memory of Louise & George Sharp
Jeanette Swenson
In Honor of Dean Pieper
Joy M. Pierce Teel
In Memory of Lawrence Pierce
Media Sponsors
2010-2011
Exhibition Print Media Sponsor
2010-2011
Education Program
Print Media Sponsor
Camelot Theatres
R&R Broadcasting
Special Gifts & Grants
Cabazon Elementary School
Second Grade Class, Mrs. Elsa Rice,
Mrs. Louise Farshad,
Mrs. Elizabeth Syria
Jean C. Carrus
Michael Hammond, Ph.D.
Katherine & Greg Hough
Gioconda C. McMillan
In Honor of Millie Browne
Ms. Barbara Mortensen
The National Film
Preservation Foundation
Eyron Ike Rosenberg
Connie Sharp
For Support of the Museum Archives & in
Memory of Louise & George Sharp
Steve Sharp
For Support of the Museum Archives & in
Memory of Louise & George Sharp
United States Department
of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
California Desert District
Gifts of Artifacts, Art
& Archival Materials
Dr. Bruce & Karen Jacobs
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Affiliations Program
Agua 1/3Caliente Cultural Museum is1/3the first
Native American museum to be part of the
Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program.
This special relationship provides opportunities
to share resources in programming, collections,
scholarship, and technical expertise – and
entitles the Museum to bring world-acclaimed
Smithsonian exhibitions to the Coachella Valley.
Muse um Hours
Memorial Day to Labor Day
Friday and Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm;
Sunday noon – 5:00 pm
Labor Day to Memorial Day
Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm;
Sunday noon – 5:00 pm
Muse um lo cat i on
The Museum is located at
219 South Palm Canyon Drive
in downtown Palm Springs,
between Arenas Road & Baristo Road
760.323.0151
Board of Director s
Staff
Mildred Browne Chairwoman
Diana Richards Vice-Chairwoman
Debbie Purnel Secretary
Joy M. Pierce Teel Treasurer
Lowell J. Bean, Ph.D.
Virginia Siva Gillespie
Annette Segundo Guzman
David J. Lewis
Virginia Milanovich
John Muncy
Renona Pennington
Joseph A. Roman, Esq.
Lois Segundo-Workman
Patty Delgado Service
Alexandra Sheldon
Karen Vielhaber
Chase Welmas
Michael Hammond, Ph.D. Executive Director
Dawn Wellman Assistant Curator
Steve Sharp Director of Development
Jackie Bagnall Officer Manager
Terri Boe Administrative Assistant/Development
Ursula Cripps Museum Interpreter
Rita Dickey Museum Interpreter
Ashley Dunphy Curatorial Assistant
Jon Fletcher, mlis Archivist
Donald Karvelis Museum Interpreter
Susan Myers Museum Interpreter
Dean Pieper Curatorial Assistant
Claire Victor Administrative Assistant/Programs
Jeff L. Grubbe Ex-Officio
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museum admission is free.
AGUA CA L I E N T E
CULTUR A L M U S E U M
Mission statement
The Agua Caliente Cultural
Museum inspires people to learn
about the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians and other Native
cultures.We keep the spirit alive
through exhibitions, collections,
research, and educational programs.
The Spirit Lives®
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