Over Memorial Day Weekend in 1994, the doors to Chumash Casino first opened. Many Santa Ynez Chumash community members worked side by side with a handful of staff to welcome and serve guests, with perhaps only an inkling of the incredible legacy they were helping to shape for our tribe. Today, the Chumash Casino Resort employs more than 2,000 people, hosts 3.5 million visitors annually, and after a rewarding 30-year journey, is a benchmark for top-tier casino gaming on the West Coast. Learn more

The Chumash have been a maritime culture for thousands of years, with their territory stretching from Malibu to Morro Bay and westward to the sandstone cliffs of the Channel Islands, over 20 miles off the coast of California. To navigate the treacherous currents of the channel for fishing and trading, they built the strong plank canoe tomols for which they are famous. But over centuries of European colonization, which included forced assimilation and enslavement of Chumash people, the craft of t

‘ixpanīš (acorn) The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians have used acorns from the oak trees of the Santa Ynez Valley as their most important plant food for at least 5,000 years. Today, we honor our ancestors by teaching the customs associated with processing this sacred food to Santa Ynez Chumash community members of all ages. Learn more in this segment of Chumash Life, originally premiered in December 2016. | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Santa Barbara -the city on California's southern coast would evolve dramatically over four centuries, from home of the Chumash people to a Spanish settlement and mission, to an oceanfront jewel whose architecture and lifestyle have become the epitome of the California Dream. https://cbsn.ws/3e5OQcZ | CBS Sunday Morning

Learn about the long and distinguished history of the Chumash tribe — a 9,000-year-old story rich with culture, generosity, and pride. Through historical narrative, “The Chumash People — A Living History” illustrates the rich living history of the Chumash people and their strength to sustain life, overcome hardship, revitalize cultural traditions and pass their customs on from generation to generation. | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians