HomeMy WebLinkAbout24099 RESOLUTION NO. 24099
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 AS NATIVE AMERICAN DAY IN
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS.
WHEREAS, as the first people to live on the land we cherish as Palm Springs,
the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians deeply shaped our city's character and
cultural heritage. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has called the Palm
Springs area home since time immemorial. Today, the Tribe is steward to more than
31,500 acres of Reservation land including a protected bighorn sheep habitat. The Agua
Caliente Indian Reservation, established in 1876 and expanded in 1877, crosses over
city and county jurisdictions including the City of Palm Springs, the City of Rancho
Mirage, Cathedral City and areas of unincorporated Riverside County;
WHEREAS, today, we celebrate and honor the many ways the Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians has enriched our city, and we renew our commitment to
respecting the Tribe's identity while ensuring an enduring government-to-government
relationship;
WHEREAS, on July 26 1977, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and
the City of Palm Springs entered into a historic land-use agreement between a
Federally recognized Indian Tribe and a municipality that recognizes the Tribe's
sovereign land-use authority over its lands and provides for the City to act as the Tribe's
agent for land use processing and permitting of trust lands;
WHEREAS, the city administration acknowledges that the Tribe is a sovereign
nation within a nation, and we are proud to share City and Reservation boundaries that
overlap each other as part of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation's checker-board
nature;
WHEREAS, in 1968, California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed a resolution calling
for a holiday called "American Indian Day," to be held the fourth Friday in September.
Later, in 1998, the California Assembly passed AB1953, which made Native American
Day an official state holiday. The purpose of this holiday is to educate California
residents and visitors about tribal cultures, history and heritage of our state's tribes;
WHEREAS, as we celebrate California's Native American Day on Friday
September 23, 2016, we also celebrate and recognize the contributions of the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to the City of Palm Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND
APPROVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Palm Springs recognize the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians for its history, culture and forward-thinking government and recognize
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the first ever Native American Day in Palm Springs; and the City Council calls upon all
residents of the City of Palm Springs to celebrate September 23, 2016 as Native
American Day in Palm Springs.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2016.
DAVID H. READY, CI ANAGER
ATTEST:
AMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24099 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on September 21, 2016, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Kors, Councilmember Roberts,
Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Moon.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
City of Palm Springs, California N
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