Tahquitz Canyon

**Tahquitz Canyon** (/tɑːˈkwiːts/, wani lokacin /ˈtɑːkɪts/) yana cikin Palm Springs, California a wani sashi na Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. Kogin ya sauko daga tsaunukan Riverside County San Jacinto . An ci gaba da zama aƙalla shekaru 5,000 da 'Yan asalin Amurka Cahuilla,  kuma yana ɗaya daga cikin canyons da yawa na muhimmancin al'adu ga Cahuilla.  A yau adana yanayi ne da ke buɗewa ga jama'a wanda Agua Caliente Band na Indiyawa na Cahuilla ke kula da shi.

Wuri na biyu a cikin Riverside County kuma yana ɗauke da sunan *Tahquitz Canyon* . Yana da reshe canyon na mafi girma Martinez Canyon a cikin Santa Rosa Mountains, kuma yana cikin yanayin ƙasa 33°30′05′′N 116°18′30′′W / 33.50139°N 116.30833°W / 33. 50139; -116.30833.

## Labarin Tahquitz
Tahquitz Canyon wani muhimmin wuri ne a cikin tatsuniyoyin halitta na ƙungiyar Agua Caliente . Kodayake labarin ya zo a cikin nau'o'i da yawa, yawancin suna ɗaukar Tahquitz a matsayin *nukatam,* mai ƙarfi, kusan "Shaman," wanda mahaliccin duniya, Mukat ya halicce shi kai tsaye. Ya damu da wata budurwa da ya sace kuma ya kai ta Tahquitz canyon, inda suka zauna shekaru da yawa. Saboda ci gaba da rashin farin ciki, Tahquitz ta bar ta tafi a kan yanayin cewa ba za ta gaya wa mutanenta abin da ya faru ba. Ta yi watsi da wannan gargadi kuma saboda haka ikon Tahquitz ya kashe ta. Labarin ya bayyana cewa Tahquitz da kansa ba ya mutuwa, cewa har yanzu yana ba da iko ga *nukatam* mai cancanta, kuma yana satar rayukan waɗanda suka shiga cikin koginsa da dare. An ce shi ne ya haifar da girgizar ƙasa a yankin, kuma ya bayyana kansa a matsayin ball mai haske na haske mai haske ko meteor. Sauran sassan labarin sun ba da rahoton cewa Tahquitz mutum ne na al'ada wanda ya sami ikonsa lokacin da ya tsere wa mutanensa, sabanin Mukat ne ya halicce shi kai tsaye.

## Tarihin mazaunin ɗan adam
In the late Quaternary period, the Colorado river had at times discharged its waters into the Salton Basin, rather than the Gulf of California as it does today. This resulted in the formation of a large lake named Lake Cahuilla.  The lake was a major food source for the indigenous people of the area, supporting large populations of fish and migratory birds. The Salton Sea currently occupies the lowest level of the former Lake Cahuilla.

A wani lokaci, a cikin 'yan dubban shekaru da suka gabata, Kogin Colorado ya daina cika Tafkin Cahuilla, kuma tafkin ya ɓace a hankali. Sauƙin samun ruwa mai laushi, kifi, da tsuntsaye sun tafi tare da tafkin. Wannan ya tilasta wa Indiyawa na Cahuilla a yankin su koma sabon maɓuɓɓugar ruwa. Tare da Andreas Canyon, Palm Canyon, da Murray Canyon, Tahquitz Canyon yana ɗaya daga cikin irin wannan wuri.

Indiyawa da ke zaune a cikin kwarin sun kirkiro petroglyphs daban-daban, mafi yawansu sun ɓace a yau. An gano kayan tarihi na dutse a cikin canyon ciki har da masu daidaitawa na arrow shaft da aka yi daga sabulu (steatites) kuma an dumama su zuwa tururi da siffar kibiyoyi. An kuma sami raguwa na tukwane na yumbu a cikin canyon, wanda aka yi amfani da shi don adana ruwa, tsaba da kuma binne gawawwakin matattu.

Mutanen Agua Caliente sun yi amfani da ramin ban ruwa a cikin kwarin don ɗaukar ruwa zuwa amfanin gona kafin isowar baƙi.

## Cibiyar baƙi da hanyar tafiya

Agua Caliente Band tana kula da cibiyar baƙi da hanyar tafiya don canyon. Hanyar tana da madauki mai nisan kilomita biyu wanda ke kaiwa ga Tahquitz Falls  da baya. 

## Aikin binciken kayan tarihi
Tsakanin 1988 da 1994 wani shiri mai zurfi ya gudanar da tonowa da dawo da kayan tarihi da bayanan archaeological a cikin Canyon. Aikin ya samar da mafi girman tarin kayan tarihi da siffofi na kowane shafin a kudancin California hamada kuma ya zama mafi girman bincike kan tarihin mazaunan Tahuqitz Canyon, dangin *Kauisiktum* na Agua Caliente. An gudanar da aikin ne kafin Shirin Kula da Ambaliyar Tahquitz Creek .

## Dabbobi na daji

A cikin shekara ta 2010, masu bincike daga San Diego Zoo, US Fish and Wildlife Service, da California Department of Fish and Game sun sake gabatar da kwayar cutar da ke cikin haɗari a cikin Tahquitz Creek bayan an sake gano ta a cikin shekara ta 2009.

## Kula da ambaliyar ruwa
An shimfiɗa tashoshin kula da ambaliyar ruwa don sarrafa barazanar ambaliyar da ke faruwa a cikin shekaru na ruwan sama mai yawa da dusar ƙanƙara a cikin duwatsun Tahquitz Canyon .  A sakamakon aikin, an yi amfani da kogin Tahquitz tare da mafi ƙarancin tasiri ga albarkatun canyon. Wani aikin tonowa ya riga ya wuce aikin kula da ambaliyar ruwa.

## Wasanni na hamada

Daga 1921 zuwa 1930 an yi amfani da canyon don wasan kwaikwayo na waje. Jerin wasannin Desert guda uku sun nuna *Wutar* da The Arrow Maker ta Mary Hunter Austin da kuma wanda ya dogara da labarin Tahquitz, wanda Garnet Holme ya rubuta.

## A cikin fim
An yi amfani da Tahquitz Falls a matsayin wani abu a fim din Frank Capra na 1937 Lost Horizon . 

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