No--the Cahuilla Indians weren't coastal people, and rarely traveled by river. Usually they just walked. There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe. Once Europeans brought horses to America, the Cahuillas could travel more quickly than before.
- What kind of tools did the Cahuilla tribe use?
- Do the Cahuilla still exist?
- What do Cahuilla call themselves?
What kind of tools did the Cahuilla tribe use?
Cahuilla tools included mortars and pestles, manos and metates, fire drills, awls, arrow-straighteners, flint knives, wood, horn, and bone spoons and stirrers, scrapers, and hammerstones.
Do the Cahuilla still exist?
There are now approximately 3,000 enrolled members in the nine Cahuilla nations. The Cahuilla can be generally divided into three groups based on the geographical region in which they lived: Desert Cahuilla, Mountain Cahuilla and Western (San Gorgonio Pass) Cahuilla.
What do Cahuilla call themselves?
In their own language, their autonym is ʔívil̃uqaletem, and the name of their language is ʔívil̃uʔat (Ivilyuat), however they also call themselves táxliswet meaning 'person'.