Central to their cosmology was the story of the “Rainbow Bridge,” which tells of ancestors crossing from the Channel Islands to the mainland on a bridge of light. Those who fell became ...

Iwihinmu towers at the core of Chumash cosmology as one of their sacred mountains redolent of the Earth’s powers in the form of Hutash. The sensual and spiritual experiences that one accumulates ...

The story of the Chumash will be not only inside the 14,000-square-foot facility but presented throughout the 6.9-acre property, ... cosmology, and workshops, as well as the “stories about population ...

Leaders of the Ventura County-based Chumash band and academic experts challenge Mati Waiya’s claims to Chumash ancestry.

The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is open to the public Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More information and tickets are available at the museum's website.

The Chumash have met stiff opposition in their attempt to annex 1,400 acres just down the road from their tiny Santa Ynez reservation. Neighbors fear the tribe will erect a casino on the property ...

Chumash tribe could help manage new marine sanctuary on California coast The Biden administration is moving ahead with what could be the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S.

MORRO BAY, Calif. (CN) – The Chumash Indians claim California has no right to allow members of another tribe to climb Morro Rock, a 576-foot landmark at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The Northern ...