Native Americas of Riverside County

The Colorado Desert lands that became Riverside County in the 19th century were home to diverse bands of California Indian people, including the Cahuilla, Gabrielino, Serrano, Luiseño, Chemehuevi, and Mojave tribes. The tribes of Riverside County are survivors, descendants of sovereign people who left their mark on the country's history eons before the first European explorers entered the land.