The First Stewards of This Land (Part 1)

By Linda Poindexter | August 30, 2026

The Maara’yam (Serrano), Kawiya (Cahuilla), and Nüwü (Chemehuevi) peoples were the first inhabitants of the Morongo Basin, first arriving around the 1500s. The Aha Macav (Mohave) people also traveled throughout the area but never settled. Though mostly nomadic, the Serrano settled in present-day Morongo Valley; this area was also frequented by the Cahuilla. The Serrano…

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