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The Chumash were native to the Channel Islands, and also on the southern coast of California.

Way of Life

by Katelyn

The Chumash were hunters, fishers, and gatherers. They hunted deer, antelope, birds, rabbit, seals, seal lions, elk, and sheep. They also ate seeds, roots, and plants. They also made canoes. The canoe was made out of redwood and tar. When the redwood swelled up it helped prevent leaks. To not get a leak they put on tar. They also made knives, and arrowheads. The Chumash traded otter skin.

by Lizeth

They had a playing field where they played kickball, shinny, archery, rope, and hoop and pole. They also played seed marble, knuckle bone and jack. These games were played with two people. Hoop and pole was very popular. It was played by boys and men. A hoop was made of willow. It was rolled along the ground. Another player would try to throw the pole inside the hole. For shinny you could play with 2 to 300 people. A village played against another. Hand games were another popular game. They tried to find the white bone in a hand.

Villages
By Winter
The Chumash lived in round thatched houses. To build the thatched houses they needed willow branches, bay tree leaves and different leaves. The villages had hundreds of thatched houses. Some were as large as towns. The chief's house was the biggest. The villages also had a sweat house.

The men did some of the work and the woman did some. The women cooked and the men hunted. The children learned what plants were bad and good. They also played games to learn to hunt. To cook the woman had to get all the supplies and baskets. They needed to crack the nuts then smash them. Then they needed to find a river. The Chumash also needed to get the right sand and make a pot-shaped hole and cook for hours.

Culture
By Lizeth
They belived in three worlds. The top world was where the gods lived, the middle one was earth, and the bottom was where evil lived. Shamans were the religious leaders.

Legacies
By Israel
The Chumash left behind paths that are some of our roads such as 1, 101, and 126. They also made canoes called Toloms. Some of the modern towns with Chumash names are Simi, Ojai, Malibu, Casmalia, and Nimpo.

Similarities and Differences
The Yurok and the Chumash both played hoop and pole. They both hunted rabbit and fished. They both made hand drums out of animal pelts and wood. They both workship Coyote.
They each had their own languages. They both have their own structures. Their canoes were made out of different materials. They also had different rituals and ate different foods.

HOME Chumash 1 Chumash 2 Chumash 3 Chumash 4 Maidu Mojave Paiute Yurok		Location The Chumash were native to the Channel Islands, and also on the southern coast of California.
	Way of Life by Katelyn The Chumash were hunters, fishers, and gatherers. They hunted deer, antelope, birds, rabbit, seals, seal lions, elk, and sheep. They also ate seeds, roots, and plants. They also made canoes. The canoe was made out of redwood and tar. When the redwood swelled up it helped prevent leaks. To not get a leak they put on tar. They also made knives, and arrowheads. The Chumash traded otter skin. by Lizeth They had a playing field where they played kickball, shinny, archery, rope, and hoop and pole. They also played seed marble, knuckle bone and jack. These games were played with two people. Hoop and pole was very popular. It was played by boys and men. A hoop was made of willow. It was rolled along the ground. Another player would try to throw the pole inside the hole. For shinny you could play with 2 to 300 people. A village played against another. Hand games were another popular game. They tried to find the white bone in a hand.
	Villages By Winter The Chumash lived in round thatched houses. To build the thatched houses they needed willow branches, bay tree leaves and different leaves. The villages had hundreds of thatched houses. Some were as large as towns. The chief's house was the biggest. The villages also had a sweat house. The men did some of the work and the woman did some. The women cooked and the men hunted. The children learned what plants were bad and good. They also played games to learn to hunt. To cook the woman had to get all the supplies and baskets. They needed to crack the nuts then smash them. Then they needed to find a river. The Chumash also needed to get the right sand and make a pot-shaped hole and cook for hours.
	Culture By Lizeth They belived in three worlds. The top world was where the gods lived, the middle one was earth, and the bottom was where evil lived. Shamans were the religious leaders.
		Legacies By Israel The Chumash left behind paths that are some of our roads such as 1, 101, and 126. They also made canoes called Toloms. Some of the modern towns with Chumash names are Simi, Ojai, Malibu, Casmalia, and Nimpo.
	Similarities and Differences The Yurok and the Chumash both played hoop and pole. They both hunted rabbit and fished. They both made hand drums out of animal pelts and wood. They both workship Coyote. They each had their own languages. They both have their own structures. Their canoes were made out of different materials. They also had different rituals and ate different foods.