Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians

Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians Information

The Pechanga Band of Indians of the Temecula Valley is named for a spring on their land. Pechanga means “place where the water drips,” and it is what their land came to be called after ancestors of the Pechanga Band of Indians were forcibly moved from their village in 1875.

Travel Info:
  • Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time
  • Notes to Visitors:

    American Indian and Indigenous Film Festival

    The California Indian Cultural and Sovereignty Center (CICSC)  film festival featuring Native-made films takes place annually in April at Pechanga Casino Resort. The CICSC offers audiences in Southern California the finest work in American Indian film and media on an annual basis. The CAIIFF highlights the best of current films from American Indian filmmakers, producers, directors, and actors working through Indian Country.


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Featured Accommodations & Attractions
Listing City Phone Web
Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day Temecula, California 951-694-6444 pechanga-nsn.gov
Pechanga RV Resort Temecula, California 877-99-RVFUN pechanga.com
Pechanga Retail Stores Temecula, California 888-732-4264 pechanga.com
Pechanga Gas Station Plaza and Mini-Mart Temecula, California 951-770-4576 pechanga.com
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