Tribal Chairman Kenneth Kahn, Assemblymember Gregg Hart, Chumash Museum Board Chairwoman Kathleen Marshall, and state Sen. Monique Limón pose for a picture with resolutions presented for the ...

Around 1915, the last known Chumash basket maker, Candelaria Valenzuela, died in Ventura County, and with her went a skill that had been fundamental to the Indigenous people who lived for thousands of ...

For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans have been living along California’s central coast, an area of breathtaking beauty with stunning turquoise waters rich in biodiversity. Now, in the first ...

“Oh, happy day!” exclaimed Joan Hartmann, S.B. County 3rd District Supervisor to a large crowd of tribal members, supporters, and press at the new Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center ...

The City of Buellton formally recognized Native American Heritage Month during Thursday's City Council meeting by signing a proclamation honoring the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and the tribe’s ...

SANTA YNEZ, CA — November 14, 2025 — The City of Buellton formally recognized Native American Heritage Month during its Nov. 13 City Council meeting by signing a proclamation honoring the Santa Ynez ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will host California-style Native American singing, dancing, food, and games at the 19th annual Santa Ynez Chumash Culture Day, taking place from noon to 9 p.m.

Traditional dancing are among the activities visitors can experience at Chumash Culture Day. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will host California-style Native American singing, ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif., May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has announced that the highly anticipated Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center will open to the public ...

The sanctuary comes nearly a decade after it was originally nominated by the late Chief Fred Collins of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council in 2015. “When he passed away three years ago … he asked me ...