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NO. 749 SAAHATPA - Chief Juan
Antonio and his band of Cahuilla Indians helped white settlers in the San Bernardino area defend their property and livestock against outlaws during the 1840s and 1850s. In late 1851, Juan Antonio, his warriors and their families, settled at nearby Saahatpa. During the
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Southern California killing many Native Americans, including Juan Antonio. Cahuilla tradition asserts that the U.S. Government sent Army blankets that were contaminated with smallpox. After this disaster, Saahatpa was abandoned.
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became inadequate due to a long-running drought. Budget problems several years later contributed to the problem of finding a new water source; in addition, the area has become urbanized since the rest area was built, making its necessity questionable.
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held a hearing and subsequently found their actions had legal justification. However the resentment of local
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Word of the incident was mistakenly seen by many of the local
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reducing their numbers so they were reduced from a majority to a minority in their own land. After this disaster, Juan
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