CAMARILLO, Calif.-Cal State University Channel Islands is hosting a new online Chumash Language Dictionary. Timothy Henry Rodriguez started developing the dictionary by studying the original John ...

Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, a revered Chumash elder, culture bearer and storyteller, carries generations of living history — preserving language, stories and traditions that connect Santa Barbara’s ...

I recently had the good fortune to get a preview tour of the new Chumash museum, which opens to the public May 15. It is, in a word, spectacular. The museum challenges and will transform the way that ...

For thousands of years, the Chumash people lived along California's Central Coast and on its Channel Islands. Then the newcomers arrived — Spanish explorers, Catholic missionaries, Mexican rancheros, ...

The gardens in the 3.5-acre Chumash Museum cultural park include more than 11,000 native plants and trees traditionally used for food, medicine and crafts, including cordage plants used in ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE — For more than 50 years, Vandenberg Space Force Base has embraced the rich history of the local Native American Chumash people through base access, cultural learning ...

After decades of dreaming and years of planning, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will open the doors to their long-awaited Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center on May 15.

SANTA YNEZ, CA — October 8, 2025 — 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 ...