Chumash

Native Tribes
NAME DESCRIPTION
CHUMASHThe Chumash are a Native American people of the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malibu in the south. Their territory included three of the Channel Islands: Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel; the smaller island of Anacapa was likely inhabited seasonally due to the lack of a consistent water source. Modern place names with Chumash origins include Cayucos, Malibu, Nipomo, Lompoc, Ojai, Pismo Beach, Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, Piru, Lake Castaic, Saticoy, Simi Valley and Somis. They were great boat builders
Archaeological research demonstrates that the Chumash have deep roots in the Santa Barbara Channel area and lived along the southern California coast for millennia. The Chumash tribes near the coast benefited most with the “close juxtaposition of a variety or marine and terrestrial habitats, intensive upwelling in coastal waters, and intentional burning of the landscape made the Santa Barbara Channel region one of the most resource abundant places on the planet.
    • CHUMASH INDIAN MUSEUM
      THOUSANDS OAKS
    • CHUMASH INDIAN MUSEUM
      THOUSANDS OAKS
    • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ARTIFACTS
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    • CHUMASH INDIAN ARTIFACTS
    • CHUMASH INDIAN ARTIFACTS
    • CHUMASH INDIANS WERE VERY GOOD BOAT BUILDERS
    • THE CHUMASH LIVED IN A HOUSE CALLED UP
    • THE CHUMASH LIVED IN A HOUSE CALLED UP
    • THE CHUMASH LIVED IN A HOUSE CALLED UP
    • THE CHUMASH LIVED IN A HOUSE CALLED UP