Chumash
noun
Chu·mash
ˈchü-ˌmash 
1
plural Chumash
: a member of an Indigenous people of southwestern California
2
: the family of languages spoken by the Chumash people
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Hard Science California cave art linked to early use of hallucinogens
The Chumash people poked bits of psychoactive plants into cave ceilings next to their paintings.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
These include over 140 species traditionally used by the Chumash, such as tule grass for matting and thatching houses, and elderberries for crafting whistles and bows.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Some, like the Chumash exhibit at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum have a strong educational bent, while others, like the Indigenous Red Market in Oakland, are breezier affairs.
—Eve Batey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2023
The Carrizo Plain stretches 50 miles between the Temblor and Caliente mountains, a grassy plain and drainage basin where Chumash, Yokuts and other Indigenous peoples hunted and traded before settlers tried their hand at dryland farming.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
These include over 140 species traditionally used by the Chumash, such as tule grass for matting and thatching houses, and elderberries for crafting whistles and bows.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Some, like the Chumash exhibit at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum have a strong educational bent, while others, like the Indigenous Red Market in Oakland, are breezier affairs.
—Eve Batey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2023
The Carrizo Plain stretches 50 miles between the Temblor and Caliente mountains, a grassy plain and drainage basin where Chumash, Yokuts and other Indigenous peoples hunted and traded before settlers tried their hand at dryland farming.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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