Traditional Foods
The Pechanga people have always regarded food resources with the greatest respect. Culture and traditions are born out of practices developed in response to the foods given to the Luiseño Indians by the Creator. This led to highly developed and regulated hunting and gathering techniques designed to benefit the tribe and the resource itself. It is this balance that Pechanga Cultural Resources hopes to someday emulate so that future generations will be able to view these practices in real terms.
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Floral Resources
- Acorns
- Black Sage
- Cattail
- Chia
- Elderberry
- Greens
- Hollyleaf cherry
- Live forever
- Mariposa lily
- Mint
- Mushrooms
- Pine nuts
- Cherry pits (see hollyleaf cherry)
- Prickly pear cactus
- Red maids
- Seaweed
- Seeds
- Tule
- White sage
- Wild hyacinth (Indian potato)
- Wild onion
- Yucca plant