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Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Many Indigenous languages around the world are in danger of disappearing forever. In this presentation, you will learn about ...

Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, a revered Chumash elder, culture bearer and storyteller, carries generations of living history — preserving language, stories and traditions that connect Santa Barbara’s ...

CAMARILLO, Calif.-Cal State University Channel Islands is hosting a new online Chumash Language Dictionary. Timothy Henry Rodriguez started developing the dictionary by studying the original John ...

There were a whole lot of firsts packed into two performances at the Granada Theatre this past weekend. It was the first time, for example, that composer Cody Westheimer’s brand-new composition Wisdom ...

The root of my fascination with Indigenous languages can be traced to a rock band from Finland my brother listened to called HIM. When 12-year-old me heard them being interviewed in Finnish, I found ...

For thousands of years, the Chumash people lived along California's Central Coast and on its Channel Islands. Then the newcomers arrived — Spanish explorers, Catholic missionaries, Mexican rancheros, ...

Wayne Chapman uses a hand drill to start a coal, which Chumash Elder Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, seated, will use to start the fire. Credit: Matt Perko Members of the Chumash community gathered at UC ...