While NOAA is the lead agency managing the sanctuary, the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and other Native American tribes will be included as co-stewards on numerous governing boards. The current ...

The Band of Chumash Indians’ environmental department will host its annual Chumash Earth Day event Saturday, May 3, from 10 ...

In 1934, the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Reorganization Act and attached a model constitution and bylaws that are still followed by tribes today. Self-government is essential for tribal ...

and so they have not yet been returned to tribes. California has the third-most unidentified ancestral remains of any state: more than 7,000. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has worked with ...

In 1934, the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Reorganization Act and attached a model constitution and bylaws that are still followed by tribes today ... The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is ...