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Chumash cultural center coming to Santa Ynez Valley

The same architect who helped design the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC is working on a new cultural center and museum coming to…

Chumash Tribe's Camp 4 bill advances in Congress

In Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ land parcel known as Camp 4 got a step closer to permanent status as…

Santa Ynez Valley residents won't give up the fight against Chumash reservation expansion

Although the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians succeeded in their efforts to fold the 'Camp 4' property into the Chumash reservation through a federal…

Culture and Identity

Santa Ynez Valley residents continue fight over Camp 4 fee-to-trust

Residents in the Santa Ynez Valley are holding a public meeting Thursday to discuss their efforts to block the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians from…