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By Juan

The Chumash Indian tribe was located in central California, from Estero Bay in the north to Malibu Canyon in the south, and from the Carizzo plain in the east to the Santa Barbara Channel Islands in the west.

Way of Life
By Nick
The Chumash played games. They played hoop games. They roll a hoop and someone tries to throw a spear through it. Only men and boys played. Another game was like hockey.
By Rachel
The Chumash traveled by a canoe to mainland towns to trade. They walked to the Colorado River from the coast. The Chumash were hunters, fishermen, and gatherers. The Chumash made tools with obsidian, rocks, skin, and sticks. The Chumash made weapons, tools, arrows, bows, and spears.They traded shells, beads, knives, sea lion meat, sea otter skin, tar, fish, and shellfish. They traded with the Mojave Indians and Yokuts. Chumash ate pine nuts from pine trees, acorns from oak trees, and fish from the sea.

Villages
by Aide
The Chumash shelters were made from willow branches and poles that bent down to the house. Beds were made with special platforms blankets were made out of deer skin. Each village had its own playground where they also had cemeteries. The graves were decorated with painted poles and they put a belonging of a persons in the grave. Women cooked and gathered acorns and pinenuts.

Culture
By Nick
The Chumash believed the Upper World was where the gods lived and had power. The Middle World was Earth and the Lower World was like hell where the bad people live. Some people got dream helpers. They could only do this once in a life time. They had to fast and take drugs. Then a dream help might appear in a dream. The helper might be a Bear, Eagle, or something else. painting

Legacies
By Nick
One interesting piece of information was that hundreds of caves were decorated with rock paintings. The caves were by rivers and lakes.
By Juan
One of the legacies that Indian tribe left to our state is the Chumash trail, which highways 1,101 and 126 in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties still follow today. Ojai, Nimpo, Pismo, Saticoy, Simi are Chumash town names today.

Similarities and Differences
The Chumash are similar to the Paiute and Maidu because they both palyed hoop and pole.
The Chumash were hunters and gatherers, but the Mojave Indians were farmers. The Chumash made their houses from willow poles but the Maidu used mud and dirt.

HOME Chumash 1 Chumash 2 Chumash 3 Chumash 4 Maidu Mojave Paiute Yurok		Location By Juan The Chumash Indian tribe was located in central California, from Estero Bay in the north to Malibu Canyon in the south, and from the Carizzo plain in the east to the Santa Barbara Channel Islands in the west.
	Way of Life By Nick The Chumash played games. They played hoop games. They roll a hoop and someone tries to throw a spear through it. Only men and boys played. Another game was like hockey. By Rachel The Chumash traveled by a canoe to mainland towns to trade. They walked to the Colorado River from the coast. The Chumash were hunters, fishermen, and gatherers. The Chumash made tools with obsidian, rocks, skin, and sticks. The Chumash made weapons, tools, arrows, bows, and spears.They traded shells, beads, knives, sea lion meat, sea otter skin, tar, fish, and shellfish. They traded with the Mojave Indians and Yokuts. Chumash ate pine nuts from pine trees, acorns from oak trees, and fish from the sea.
	Villages by Aide The Chumash shelters were made from willow branches and poles that bent down to the house. Beds were made with special platforms blankets were made out of deer skin. Each village had its own playground where they also had cemeteries. The graves were decorated with painted poles and they put a belonging of a persons in the grave. Women cooked and gathered acorns and pinenuts.
	Culture By Nick The Chumash believed the Upper World was where the gods lived and had power. The Middle World was Earth and the Lower World was like hell where the bad people live. Some people got dream helpers. They could only do this once in a life time. They had to fast and take drugs. Then a dream help might appear in a dream. The helper might be a Bear, Eagle, or something else.
	Legacies By Nick One interesting piece of information was that hundreds of caves were decorated with rock paintings. The caves were by rivers and lakes. By Juan One of the legacies that Indian tribe left to our state is the Chumash trail, which highways 1,101 and 126 in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties still follow today. Ojai, Nimpo, Pismo, Saticoy, Simi are Chumash town names today.
	Similarities and Differences The Chumash are similar to the Paiute and Maidu because they both palyed hoop and pole. The Chumash were hunters and gatherers, but the Mojave Indians were farmers. The Chumash made their houses from willow poles but the Maidu used mud and dirt.