Barbareno Chumash
- Members have affiliations to the Taynayan [Santa Barbara] mission
and the Kashwa [Santa Barbara] reservation.
Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation
- Chumash Indians living north of Los Angeles, along the California
coastline. Members are from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, and
Ventura Counties.
Cuyama Chumash-
A group originating from the Cuyama Valley.
Island Chumash
- The Chumash are working to regain the Channel Islands from which
they were removed centuries ago by the Mexican and Spanish invaders.
Kagismuwas
Chumash - Occupied
the southwestern region of the ancient Chumash nation in southern
California. All their territory is now being used by the
Vandenberg Air Force base.
Los Angeles Chumash
- Members of the traditional Malibu, Tejon, and Ventura bands
relocated to the Los Angeles area in the 19th Century.
Malibu Chumash -
Groups were dispersed from the coast near Malibu.
Descendants of the Malibu Chumash are now found among the Tejon,
Coastal, San Fernando Valley, and Ventura organizations.
Monterey Chumash - Chumash
people who migrated to the Monterey
peninsula.
Samala, or Santa Ynez Chumash
- The only federally recognized band
Santa Ynez Band of Mission
Indians
Vincent Armenta, Chairperson
P.O. Box 517
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
Tribal Affiliation: Chumash
(805) 688-7997 / (805) 688-8005 Fax
Santa Ynez Tribal Elders Council
Art Lopez, Chairperson P.O. Box 365
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
Tribal Affiliation: Chumash
(805) 688-8446 / (805) 693-1768 Fax
San Fernando Valley Chumash -
Slave laborers from the San Fernando
Valley Mission who intermarried with other tribes from the Mission.
San Luis Obispo Chumash -
Descendants of the northwestern
Chumash.
San Luis Obispo County
Chumash Council
Chief Mark Steven Vigil
1030 Ritchie Road
Arroyo Grande, CA 93433
Tribal Affiliation: Chumash
(805) 481-2461 / 474-4729 Fax
Tecuya Chumash
- An anti-colonial group which used to live in Tecuya Canyon, among
the Tejon Chumash. Most of the Tecuya were probably Kagismuwas.
Tejon Chumash -
Kern County Chumash Council. The word Tejon means badger in Spanish.
Chumash Council of
Bakersfield
1028 Q Street,
Bakersfield, CA
93304.
Ventura Chumash -
Traditional Chumash domain of the Owl clan.
Ventura County
Chief Joseph Ballesteros
5811 Lone Pine Place
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Tribal Affiliation: Chumash, Salinan
(805) 238-2784
Owl Clan
Dr. Kote, Lin A-Lul'Koy Lotah, and Qun-tan Shup
48825 Sapaque Road
Bradley, CA 93426
Tribal Affiliation: Chumash
(805) 472-9536
Map of Federally Recognized
California Indian Tribes
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/ca/california.html
More Info on California
Indians
Native American Heritage Commission
915 Capitol Mall, Room #364
Sacramento,
CA
95814
Attn: Rob Wood (916) 653-4040
