New funding has been announced for the historic Lompoc Theatre. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation pledged to match up to $150,000, with all funds going to the Lompoc Theatre Project.

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.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Members of the Chumash community will celebrate their 20th Tomol Crossing to the Channel Islands on Saturday. "Our tomol culture was put to sleep for a long time, for 150 ...

Chumash community member Karissa Valencia's animated fantasy-adventure preschool series, "Spirit Rangers," premieres on Netflix Monday, October 10 on Indigenous Peoples' Day.

The Chumash Heritage Marine Sanctuary will protect more than 4,500 square miles of the Pacific Ocean off SLO and Santa Barbara counties. San Luis Obispo Tribune ‘It’s finally here’ ...

SANTA YNEZ, CA — February 26, 2024 — The Chumash Fire Department recently hosted a group of young students to learn about fire preparedness at the tribe’s fire station on the Santa Ynez Reservation.

Hager found Salazar through a Patagonia video where he shared his knowledge of Chumash tomols, which are plank-built canoes. She sought out Salazar, who lives off Ventura Avenue on the city's west ...

The Chumash initiative, decades in the works, was bolstered in 2015 when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under President Barack Obama, accepted the tribe’s formal application.