WATCH: Interview with Chairman Thomas Tortez of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
Featured on KESQ/ABC Channel 3 in Palm Springs, December 8, 2023
Interview with Chairman Thomas Tortez of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians about the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in the California Desert and expansion of Joshua Tree National Park. Featured on KESQ/ABC Channel 3 in Palm Springs.
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