Morongo Casino Resort & Spa 
Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon 
Hadley Fruit Orchards
Canyon Lanes at Morongo 
- The Morongo Band of Mission Indians
- 12700 Pumarra Road
- Banning, CA 92220
- P: 951-849-4697
The Malki Museum is having its 48th annual Ke'wet Fiesta Celebration.
The fun begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 27.
The Ke'wet Fiesta, formerly known as Malki Museum's Annual Fiesta, is a time of gathering together to share culture and traditions.
It is also the major fundraising event for the museum.
Each year, hundreds of natives and non-natives come to participate in this unique event, which has been an annual celebration since 1966, when the Kewet (the Cahuilla word for fiesta) tradition was revived after 20 years.
The Indian dancers and singers represent several tribes from Southern California.
The first Fiesta drew a crowd of about 5,000 people, with about onethird comprised of natives from all over California.
Many local natives have attended since they were children and have grown up watching firsthand as their culture comes alive on the center stage with dancing, drums, bird singing and native arts.
At the first Fiesta there was a large amount of pit-roasted barbequed beef, served with other traditional foods such as corn, beans, and homemade tortillas, and these foods are still served every year. Malki Museum is located at 11795 Malki Road on the Morongo reservation, just outside Banning. For driving directions and more information, go to
www.malkimuseum.org or call 951-849-7289.
Set at the foot of the beautiful San Gorgonio and San Jacinto Mountains, the Morongo Indian Reservation spans more than 35,000 acres and overlooks the vistas of the Banning Pass. Resilient and resourceful, the Morongo tribe has had to overcome many adversities.
The Morongo Reservation was one of nine small reservations set aside by President Grant by executive order in 1865. In 1983, the path of Morongo's future changed when tribal members started a modest bingo hall. From this building evolved one of the oldest and most successful Indian gaming facilities in California. The present $250 million destination which opened in late 2004, the Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, is one of the largest tribal gaming facilities in the nation.
With its diversification into non-gaming businesses, the tribe has become the largest private sector employer in the Banning-Beaumont region and is a major contributor to the Coachella Valley economy. The tribe now employs more than 3,000 people. An independent study reported that the tribe's gaming and non-gaming businesses would generate more than $2.8 billion into the regional economy by 2008. The tribe pays payroll taxes, unemployment benefits, employee benefits and provides health programs. More than two thirds of the Morongo workforce is composed of residents from the Banning Pass and desert cities.
On both community outreach and social education fronts, Morongo has taken a leadership role. The tribe gives generously on an annual basis to hundreds of local community groups. Today, the region's governments, businesses, community leaders and groups regard Morongo as a friend and partner. The Morongo tribe's progress is a case history that illustrates how combining a pro-active tribal government with sound economic development can enable tribes to turn their lives and communities around and dramatically impact the surrounding economic region.
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians is actively working with government and community leaders to explore the best paths of future development and planning that will yield a better quality of life for this generation and for generations to come.