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Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
Native Chumash Indians in Southern California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Chumash, an Indigenous people of California, in Santa Barbara.[2] Their name for themselves is Samala.[3] The locality of Santa Ynez is referred to as ’alaxulapu in Chumashan language.[4][5]
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![]() Flag of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indigenous Americans near Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara County, California. | |
Total population | |
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154 enrolled members | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States (California) | |
Languages | |
English,[1] historically Ineseño | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Chumash people |
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