Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a warm, windless morning, members of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe carried a candle-like flame up a ...

SANTA YNEZ, CA – April 6, 2026 – The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Environmental Department will host its annual free Chumash Earth Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at ...

A screen of fog lifted to reveal a bright blue stretch of the Pacific Ocean on Monday — unveiling what will soon be the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. The Northern Chumash Tribal Council ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. After two decades of vision, persistence, and ...

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 several community-centered organizations. The ...

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 ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has been awarded a $1,426,000 federal grant to support plans for the construction of an additional 8.7 miles of contiguous multi-use path that provides the tribe ...

The fee-to-trust petition by the tribe to annex 6.9 acres they own directly across Highway 246 from the Chumash Casino Resort had been tied up in litigation with Santa Ynez Valley community groups — ...

On a warm, windless morning, members of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe carried a candle-like flame up a hill in San Luis Obispo. Slowly, ytt Tribal Chair Mona Olivas Tucker ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA YNEZ, CA – April 15, 2025 – The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Environmental Department will host its annual free ...