Chumash community member Karissa Valencia's animated fantasy-adventure preschool series, "Spirit Rangers," premieres on Netflix Monday, October 10 on Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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Hundreds gathered in downtown Santa Ynez over the weekend to celebrate the artistic display of heritage and cultural pride during the 25th annual Chumash Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow that featured performances by several North American tribes.
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The annual Santa Ynez Chumash Earth Day celebration was held on Saturday on the tribe’s reservation in Santa Ynez.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated $35,000 to the Buellton Senior Center to cover costs for the facility's upcoming expansion.
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In Fall 2022, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians are slated to open a museum and cultural center on their reservation – something they call a long anticipated dream. The museum will be filled with stories that were lost for a long time, along with exhibits and events that showcase their own language that was only recently rediscovered. In this episode we speak to the tribe and go inside the future museum.
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A Santa Barbara woman cashed in her winning ticket in Chumash Casino Resort's Dream Big giveaway Sunday and claimed a 2022 Georgetown motorhome worth over $150,000.
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On the heels of raising the hourly minimum wage to $17 for nontipped positions at its properties, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will host job fairs on Tuesday, January 11 at the Dick DeWees Community Center in Lompoc and on Thursday, January 13 at the Santa Maria Inn.
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United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County, North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center, and Technology in Schools program each received $40,000
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While the Chumash Casino Resort’s annual concert to bring awareness the area’s Toys for Tots campaign did not occur this year, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians maintained its contribution to the campaign’s efforts to supply toys to economically disadvantaged children this holiday season.
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The Chumash Casino Resort raised more than $13,000 for Mission Hope Cancer Center in Santa Maria during its annual Project Pink campaign that featured pink-hued treats for sale at its eateries throughout October in an effort to raise awareness and funds during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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An Oxnard man won big Wednesday morning after hitting a jackpot playing a game of Ultimate Texas Hold’em and betting on a side wager at the Chumash Casino Resort table games.
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About 140 miles of California’s central coastline will be protected from oil drilling and recognized for their cultural, economic, and ecological significance as the Biden administration moved to protect the area.
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The 15th annual Chumash Culture Day will be hosted on Facebook Live, featuring California-style Native American singing and dancing, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 23.
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The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has not been able to celebrate holidays such as Indigenous People’s Day with large events this year.
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The Chumash Casino Resort kicked off its annual Project Pink campaign Friday that features pink-hued treats for sale at its eateries throughout October in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Native seedlings are popping out of black plastic trays at a tribal plant nursery in Santa Ynez: purple sage, coast live oak, tobacco, islay cherries, gooseberry, mugwort, bladderpod, buckwheat, wild rye, dogbane. The list goes on
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Solvang hotel Hadsten House will temporarily close its doors Sept. 1 for renovations, according to owners, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The projected reopening date is spring of 2022.
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For over a decade, our tribe has been meticulously working behind the scenes to advance our vision of creating a space where visitors can gather and learn firsthand about the Chumash people of this region.
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When rising water rates threatened the future of two youth sports leagues that share costs at a local field, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and key county businesses pitched in to turn an ambitious solution into a reality.
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In an effort to fill more than 200 full-time and part-time staffing vacancies, Chumash Enterprises is offering special $250 monthly bonuses this summer to employees in specified positions and hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9 at the Chumash Employee Resource Center in Buellton.
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