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 ...

The gardens in the 3.5-acre Chumash Museum cultural park include more than 11,000 native plants and trees traditionally used for food, medicine and crafts, including cordage plants used in ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has finally opened its interactive museum and cultural center in Santa Ynez. Inside, the engaging exhibits rely on storytelling by elders to convey Chumash ...

Native American tribes from throughout North America will come together in Santa Ynez to celebrate Indigenous heritage and culture at the Chumash Intertribal Powwow, Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA YNEZ, CA — September 17, 2024 — Native American tribes from throughout North America will come together in Santa Ynez to ...

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 ...