Today the tribe has a constitution, adopted in 1978, and is governed by a democratically elected, seven-person council, including the Tribal Chairperson.
The Pechanga Band is headquartered in Temecula, California, part of the historic territory associated with their historic ancestors. There are five other federally recognized tribes of Luiseño bands based in Southern California, and an organized band that has not received federal recognition as a tribe. The tribe was formerly named the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation. The tribe owns the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula and the naming rights to the San Diego sports arena now known as the Pechanga Arena. As of 2006, there were 1,370 members of the nation.
The Pechanga Band of Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Luiseño Indians based in Riverside County, California, where their reservation is located. Native American tribe in Southern California Pechanga Band of Indians Total population
