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The Chumash reservation, established in 1901, encompasses 127 acres. No native Chumash speak their own language since Mary Yee, the last Barbareño speaker, died in 1965. Today, the Chumash are estimated to have a population of 5,000 members. Many current members can trace their ancestors to the five islands of Channel Islands National Park.
Mary Joachina Yee (née Mary Joachina Ygnacio Rowe; 1897–1965) [2] [3] was a Barbareño Chumash linguist. She was the last first-language speaker of the Barbareño language, a member of the Chumashan languages that were once spoken in southern California by the Chumash people.
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States who have stated they have Chumash ancestry. For people with independently verified Chumash ancestry, see Category:American people of Chumash descent. For citizens of a Chumash tribe, see Category:Chumash people and its subcategories.
Maria Solares (US: / ˈ m ɑː r i ə s oʊ ˈ l ɑː r ɛ s /, Spanish: Maria Solares; born Qilikutayiwit, also known as Maria Ysidora del Refugio, c. April 1842 – March 1923) was a Native Californian woman belonging to the Chumash people, notable for her association with documenting and preserving the Samala Chumash language and culture.
Kuya'mu was a Native American village of the Chumash people located on the Gaviota Coast in the modern-day county of Santa Barbara, California in the United States.. In 1602, the Viscaino expedition stopped by the Goleta Valley and the nearby Chumash village of Mikiw, known today as Dos Pueblos .
Pages in category "Chumash people" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Rosario Cooper (1845–1917) [2] was a yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (Northern Chumash) woman [3] who was the last known speaker of tiłhini (also known as Obispeño Chumash), [3] though she had rarely spoken or heard it since her early childhood. [2]
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