Chumash People
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Chumash people
The Chumash are a Native American people who historically inhabited the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now SanLuis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malibu in the south. They also occupied three of the Channel Islands: SantaCruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel; the smaller island of Anacapa was uninhabited. Modern place names with Chumash origins include Malibu, Lompoc, Ojai, Pismo Beach, PointMugu, Piru, Lake Castaic, Saticoy, and Simi Valley.
Archaeological research demonstrates that the Chumash have deep roots in the Santa Barbara Channel area and lived along the southernCaliforniaCoast for millennia
1 Population
Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially. The anthropologist AlfredL. Kroeber thought that the 1770 population of the Chumash might have been about 10,000.[4] Alan K. Brown concluded that the population was not over 15,000.Sherburne F. Cook atvarious times estimated the aboriginal Chumash as 8,000, 13,650, 20,400, and 18,500.[5]
2 Languages
Several related Chumashan languages were spoken. There are few, if any,living native speakers, although they are well documented in the unpublished fieldnotes of linguist John Peabody Harrington. Especially well documented are the Barbareño, Ineseño,and Ventureño dialects. Several Chumash families are working to revitalize the language.[7]
[pic] [pic]Rafael Solares, a Samala chief. Captain of Soxtonoxmu, capital villagein the Santa Ynez Valley. Photograph by Leon de Cessac, late 19th century.
Pre-contact distribution of the Chumash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumash_people
The Chumash are a Native American people who historically inhabited the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now SanLuis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malibu in the south. They also occupied three of the Channel Islands: SantaCruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel; the smaller island of Anacapa was uninhabited. Modern place names with Chumash origins include Malibu, Lompoc, Ojai, Pismo Beach, PointMugu, Piru, Lake Castaic, Saticoy, and Simi Valley.
Archaeological research demonstrates that the Chumash have deep roots in the Santa Barbara Channel area and lived along the southernCaliforniaCoast for millennia
1 Population
Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially. The anthropologist AlfredL. Kroeber thought that the 1770 population of the Chumash might have been about 10,000.[4] Alan K. Brown concluded that the population was not over 15,000.Sherburne F. Cook atvarious times estimated the aboriginal Chumash as 8,000, 13,650, 20,400, and 18,500.[5]
2 Languages
Several related Chumashan languages were spoken. There are few, if any,living native speakers, although they are well documented in the unpublished fieldnotes of linguist John Peabody Harrington. Especially well documented are the Barbareño, Ineseño,and Ventureño dialects. Several Chumash families are working to revitalize the language.[7]
[pic] [pic]Rafael Solares, a Samala chief. Captain of Soxtonoxmu, capital villagein the Santa Ynez Valley. Photograph by Leon de Cessac, late 19th century.
Pre-contact distribution of the Chumash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumash_people
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