CHUMASH

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CHUMASH
Sammie Januska
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Territory of Chumash
Pt. Conception - Malibu
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BANDS

• Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation
• Obispo (SLO)
• Tejon (Kern)
• Venturan (Vta)
• Cuyama (C. Valley)
• Island (Channel Islands)
• Kagismuwas (Vandenberg)
• Malibu
• Samala (SY)

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Only federally recognized band Government Genera
l Council All memebers, 21 yrs. Elected Tribal
officers chairperson vice-chairperson Secretary-T
reasurer Indian Reorganization Act, 1934 Articles
of Association Feb 7, 1964
Santa Ynez
Reservation
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Though the Santa Ynez is the only federally
recongized band of Chumash Indians with a
reservation, other bands have and are still
pushing to get recognition and possibly land of
their own
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For Example
The Barbareno Band is interested in trying to
get involved in the Gaviota Coast Study
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Gaviota Coast
National Reserve, federal land 76 miles of
Coastline 200,000 acres of land Entirely within
Santa Barbara County Coal Oil Point to Pt. Sal
(coast) Inland to W. edge SY valley Inshore
coastal waters included
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STUDY AREA
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What the Chumash Want
10 of the land under study/ 20,000 acres From
Dos Pueblos Canyon to Refugio Canyon homeland
for descendents of Barbareno Protect historical
religious sites on that land
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UPDATES

• Because they are not federally recognized, it
  hinders the Barbarenos abilities to claim
  defend land or get involved with the government
• Some of the land studied is privately owned, so
  there is conflict b/w the property owners, the
  government, and the environmentalists
• Under all that commotion, the Chumash are
  somewhat being ignored their issue is not on
  the top of the governments priority list
• The Gaviota Coast study started in 2000, but the
  land is still not a National Reserve yet

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The Chumash battle for land, recognition, and the
preservation of their culturally significant
sites still rages on . . .
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THE END