Chemehuevi Tribe Sets Fire
"Indians raisin heck about a shack in the back.
If I ever leave here I'm not comin' back.
If I ever leave here I'm not comin' back."
Mike Russom, whose family were long time tenants of Havasu Palms, wrote
the whimsical song “Havasu Man” in 1968. One of the verses "Indians
raisin heck about a shack in the back" was about several buildings that
were located on alleged Chemehuevi reservation land, beyond the border
of Havasu Palms’ original leasehold.
Bob Orchard, one of the original owners of the camp, continued to rent this portion of the land, and his family used the property for infrequent family vacations. His permit with the Chemehuevi Tribe was on a year to year basis, and by the early 1980s the Tribe refused to renew his permit.
In the early 1990s members of the Chemehuevi Tribe burned the buildings, which were dangerously close to Havasu Palms’ Road’s End Restaurant.
If I ever leave here I'm not comin' back.
If I ever leave here I'm not comin' back."
Mike Russom, whose family were long time tenants of Havasu Palms, wrote
the whimsical song “Havasu Man” in 1968. One of the verses "Indians
raisin heck about a shack in the back" was about several buildings that
were located on alleged Chemehuevi reservation land, beyond the border
of Havasu Palms’ original leasehold. Bob Orchard, one of the original owners of the camp, continued to rent this portion of the land, and his family used the property for infrequent family vacations. His permit with the Chemehuevi Tribe was on a year to year basis, and by the early 1980s the Tribe refused to renew his permit.
In the early 1990s members of the Chemehuevi Tribe burned the buildings, which were dangerously close to Havasu Palms’ Road’s End Restaurant.
