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Nina Torres
Tribal affairs reporter · Tribal governments, sovereignty, land and water rights
Tribal affairs reporter covering the valley's tribal governments, sovereignty, and land and water rights.
Stories by Nina
Agua Caliente museum opens rare exhibition of 20th-century Native painting
"A Beauty That Endures," curated by Tony Abeyta, brings more than 50 paintings from the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art to Palm Springs through May 2027.
Oct. 4
Agua Caliente purchase of half the Bel Air Greens site stalls the city's housing review
The tribe bought about half of the closed 35-acre golf course in April, The Desert Sun reported, placing it in tribal trust and outside city review. The Planning Commission dropped the 74-home proposal from its September 22 agenda.
Sept. 29