On a warm, windless morning, members of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe carried a candle-like flame up a hill in San Luis Obispo. Slowly, ytt Tribal Chair Mona Olivas Tucker ...

Chumash peoples have spent decades standing up to those who falsely claim our identity and profit from our culture.

SANTA YNEZ, CA – July 1, 2024 — The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians partnered with UCSB Thursday for a free, one-day NAGPRA/CALNAGPRA workshop in the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom to help ...

A screen of fog lifted to reveal a bright blue stretch of the Pacific Ocean on Monday — unveiling what will soon be the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. The Northern Chumash Tribal Council ...

A 7,500 square mile area off the central coast of California that includes ancestral Chumash sites and unique biodiversity was recognized this week as a Mission Blue Hope Spot. The “Hope Spot” title, ...

Four culturally significant artifacts were recently returned to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, finalizing a repatriation process that began between the tribe and the Santa Ynez Valley ...

It was a historic day for the city of San Luis Obispo, the county and most importantly the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe. For the first time in the county’s history, a 15-acre ...

The yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe will conduct a second cultural burn at the Johnson Ranch Open Space in San Luis Obispo on Friday — this time at a new location on the property.

With the tribe's three pieces of original artwork behind them, artist Bobby Duran, a Chumash community member, left, poses for a photo with Laura Colgate, a Chumash community member and Elders ...

The fee-to-trust petition by the tribe to annex 6.9 acres they own directly across Highway 246 from the Chumash Casino Resort had been tied up in litigation with Santa Ynez Valley community groups — ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has announced that its annual Chumash Charity Golf Classic raised $135,000 this year, with proceeds split among several community-centered organizations. The ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has appointed its first chairwoman — Kathleen Marshall — to head up the tribe's gaming commission replacing former chairman Ted Ortega, who has termed out. Lisa ...