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  1. At 70, she heeded her Chumash calling to bend rushes into baskets

    misryoum.com/us/lifestyle/at-7

    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 years in the coastal regions between...

    #she #heeded #her #Chumash #calling #bend #rushes #into #baskets #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

  2. 📽️ New Ancient Americas video just dropped—this time on the Chumash!

    Highly recommend if you're into deep-cut Indigenous history before Columbus. Not the usual Cherokee/Iroquois/Sioux rehash—this dives into coastal California, tomols, shell currency, and more.

    The Chumash deserve more attention.

    🔗 youtu.be/PRd0vv24zjk?si=xPVXyn

    #IndigenousHistory #Chumash #PreColumbian #NativeAmerica #HistoryTube #Education

  3. Apparently this was a valued food of the Chumash here, but the pits... the pits are poisonous, but you can leach the poisons out before cooking. Similar to acorns. I wonder who figured out you had to leach all these plants before they could be eaten, and the process, 10,000 plus years ago?!?!

    yankeebarbareno.com/2012/09/13

    #ethnobotany #prunusilicifolia #plants #edible #chumash

  4. #Biden-#Harris Administration, #NOAA designate 3rd-largest national marine sanctuary
    noaa.gov/news-release/biden-ha

    "#Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (including #KelpForests, rocky #reefs, sandy beaches, underwater mountains and more than 200 #shipwrecks) to be managed with #tribal, #Indigenous community involvement... With this designation, the administration has now conserved more than 45 million acres of lands and waters."

    #USpol #Conservation #Harris2024 #California #MPAs #Kelp

  5. For many years, the Santa Monica Mountains sustained the #Chumash and #Tongva / #Gabrielino cultures.

    Sycamore Canyon, which cuts through }#Rancho #Sierra #Vista/Satwiwa and #Point #Mugu State Park, was part of a Chumash trade route.

    #Satwiwa, which means "the bluffs," was the name of a nearby Chumash village.

    To reflect this heritage, Satwiwa Native American Indian #Culture #Center and #Natural #Area was established by the National Park Service in partnership with the Friends of Satwiwa.

    A Native American guest host or a park ranger is on hand to answer questions from 9am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

    Native American workshops, programs and art shows occur throughout the year.

    Call for information on accessibility parking.

    Activities
    • Hiking (easy, moderate, strenuous)
    • Picnicking
    • Trail running
    • Bird watching
    • Dog walking
    • Wildlife viewing
    • Wildflower viewing
    • Store
    • Ranger station

    nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/sat

  6. For many years, the Santa Monica Mountains sustained the #Chumash and #Tongva / #Gabrielino cultures.

    Sycamore Canyon, which cuts through }#Rancho #Sierra #Vista/Satwiwa and #Point #Mugu State Park, was part of a Chumash trade route.

    #Satwiwa, which means "the bluffs," was the name of a nearby Chumash village.

    To reflect this heritage, Satwiwa Native American Indian #Culture #Center and #Natural #Area was established by the National Park Service in partnership with the Friends of Satwiwa.

    A Native American guest host or a park ranger is on hand to answer questions from 9am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

    Native American workshops, programs and art shows occur throughout the year.

    Call for information on accessibility parking.

    Activities
    • Hiking (easy, moderate, strenuous)
    • Picnicking
    • Trail running
    • Bird watching
    • Dog walking
    • Wildlife viewing
    • Wildflower viewing
    • Store
    • Ranger station

    nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/sat