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, taking place from noon to 9 p.m.

With the tribe's three pieces of original artwork behind them, artist Bobby Duran, a Chumash community member, left, poses for a photo with Laura Colgate, a Chumash community member and Elders ...

SANTA YNEZ, CA – December 10, 2025 – The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians recently donated $25,000 to the Central Coast Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots campaign, marking the 22nd consecutive ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. — December 15, 2025 — The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has announced that its annual Chumash Charity Golf Classic raised $135,000 this year, with proceeds split among Angels ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated $15,000 to Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB), supporting ongoing patient care services for some 800 people annually in the Santa Barbara community. Patient ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif., May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has announced that the highly anticipated Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center will open to the public ...

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 ...

Kenneth Kahn has retained his role as tribal chairman for the fifth consecutive full term while Mike Lopez, Maxine Littlejohn, Gary Pace and Raul Armenta were also re-elected to their seats on the ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has been named a “Clean California Community,” becoming one of 39 communities across ...

The California Coastal Commission is requiring consevation of thousands of acres surrounding the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, but has not mandated return of the land to the ytt Northern Chumash ...