Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Sara Prince / For The Times) Around 1915, the last known Chumash basket maker, Candelaria Valenzuela, died in Ventura County, and ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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SANTA YNEZ, CA — August 29, 2025 — The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated three original works of art to the Buellton Library Friday morning during a warm presentation. Each piece is “acrylic ...

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.

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 ...

When America was gaining independence from Great Britain, the Chumash were losing culture, language and life.

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 ...