Chumash

They lived in the southern coastal region.
Some food sources were abalone,crabs,and collected mussels. They catch their food near the coast, in shallow waters. Inland they gathered plants and hunted deer. coastal chumash caught fish and birds. || ** Houses ** They bent and tied willow branches. They covered with tule. The shape of the house i﻿s dome shaped. By the coast they lived in families and in the inland they lived in 1-2 people. || ﻿Their location is on the coast and also on the Channel Islands. It is on the southern tip of california. Their villages were in between San Luis Obisbo and Malibu. || ** Legend and Ceremonies ** Sun legend, they belivied torch of light would form sparks. || The chumash was a special tribe, because tar bubbled from the ground. They used the tar to make their canoes waterproof, and to make baskets. || ** Interesting Facts ** They have their own goverment. They made cooking bowls and traded them. They had ceremonial paintings on rocks. || = Pictures ﻿ =
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This is a picture of their villages along the coast of Santa Barbara.

This is when the Chumash would travel from the islands to the mainland.

These two pictures above are from the Chumash Painted Cave State Park. These are what the chumash painted to explain their feelings, and to just to draw on the the walls to spare time.



This map shows you how many villages the

chumash had all over southern california.



This is a chumash dancer. They will dance in a big get together called a pow wow.