A groundbreaking management model This new marine conservation area is set to be run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary ... Earlier this year, the Yurok Tribe in Northern California became the first ...

The Chumash Heritage Marine Sanctuary will protect more than 4,500 square miles of the Pacific Ocean off SLO and Santa ...

For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans have been ... It will give the Chumash people, once the largest cultural group in California, a say in the way the marine sanctuary is preserved.

Across the country, Indigenous people are taking a more active role in managing their land—and in doing so, protecting the ...

On a quiet, foggy day in San Luis Obispo County, a massive change was made in the way coastal waters will be managed — the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary was officially designated on ...

"We would have to contact the surrounding Soboba, San Manuel or the Chumash (Indians ... Band of Mission Indians is one of at least 65 non-federally recognized tribes in California that are ...

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.

Since its inaugural event in 2005, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ annual golf tournament has raised more than $2 million for local charities and nonprofits. Past beneficiaries have included ...