Basketry, tukmalum, is one of the Pechanga Tribe's most cherished skills. The magnificent quality of all Luiseño basketry, with exceedingly tight weaves and beautiful textural designs, is renowned in the Southern California Tribal Community and worldwide. The elderberry has food, medicinal, utilitarian, and cultural uses. Its purple-black berries are high in Vitamin C and are used in pies, jams, jellies, and wine. Elderberry wine or tea is excellent for fighting ailments from the common cold to the flu. Elderberry also works as a natural laxative and a skin topical.