The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians has about 900 tribal members; many reside in the neighboring communities of San Jacinto and Hemet . Soboba is one of six federally recognized Luiseño speaking reservations in Southern California, the other five being Pechanga near Temecula, Pala, Pauma, Rincon and La Jolla located North of San Diego.

On June 19, 18 83 the Soboba Indian Reservation was established by an Executive Order that set aside 3,172.03 acres of land for the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians for their permanent occupation and use. Located at the foothills of the San Jacinto mountain range and d epicted by deep ravines and rolling hills sloping from the western foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains in the upper San Jacinto River Basin of Riverside County in Southern California . Soboba is 1,600 feet above sea level beginning at the San Jacinto River which borders the Reservation's western boundary and climbs to about 2,600 feet in the northeastern and southern portions.

First European sightings of Soboba were recorded in 1774-75 most likely by Franciscan missionary, Friar Pedro Font who was a member of the Juan Bautista de Anza expedition. Besides the obvious, priests were a welcomed addition due to their ability to read and record in daily expedition journals. A description of Soboba was recorded as the Anza expedition passed through the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley during Anza's first expedition from Sonora (Southern Arizona) to Alta California . Anza was following established native trails used as trade routes in an attempt to set up an overland route.

Soboba would later come under Mission influence by Mexico 's occupation of California near the end of the 18 th century. The establishment of Mission San Juan Capistrano (established 1776) Franciscans recorded a rancheria located in the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley. Soon after the formation of Mission San Luis Rey (established 1798) Rancho San Jacinto was described by Fr. Jose Sanchez in September of 1798 as follows:

"Proceeding in the same direction, we stopped at Jaguara, so called by the natives, but by our people San Jacinto . This is the rancho for the cattle of San Luis Rey, distant from Temecula about eleven or twelve leagues."

The Soboba Casino opened its doors in 1995. In addition to gaming the Casino has an outdoor entertainment pavilion with seating for 12,000 guests. Music concerts, King of the Cage fights in addition to the annual Soboba Indian Pow Wow are some of the popular events. Soboba Casino has three restaurants as well as the AC Sport Lounge featuring nightly entertainment or cheer on your favorite sports team on one of the plasma TV screens.

Established in 1992 Noli Indian school became the first tribal middle high school in California . Besides students from Soboba Indian Reservation, students from other reservations in Riverside and San Diego counties also attend Noli. Noli offers extra curricular activities such as golf, basketball, softball and baseball.

The tribally run Soboba Pre-school began accepting students 3 - 4 years of age in 2001. Pre-school students are instructed to write their first and last name in addition to reading three letter words, developing their science and math skills as well as learning about their culture and our Luiseño language.

2005 Soboba Springs Country Club designed by renowned golf course architect; Desmond Muirhead features an18 hole, Par 73 championship course.

Founded in 2003 Soboba Cultural Center , Cham-Mix Poki' (House of Our Culture) is home to over 600 books on Native Americans focusing on Soboba and Luiseño culture. The collection is enhanced by resource materials and local photographs and documents as well as special collections.