Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Mission Indians with a reservation consisting of two sections, one located near the cities of Indio and Coachella in Riverside County, and the other in the city of Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County, California.

The portion of the Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation (33°42′38″N 116°11′12″W / 33.71056°N 116.18667°W / 33.71056; -116.18667) in San Bernardino County was established in 1895 and occupies 402 acres (163 ha).

Other marked graves included thirteen of fourteen children of Jim and Matilda Pine, possibly victims of smallpox, and Mrs. Waterman (tribal name: Ticup), who was beaten to death by Willie Boy after she threw his rifle and ammunition into a pond.

[7] After the Willie Boy incident, the tribe left Twentynine Palms and went to live with the Mission Creek Reservation.

The tribe's EPA manages all environmental protection programs on their reservation, including improving water quality.