Maps

The Chumash and Their Neighbors

Map showing the ethnolinguistic divisions between people of the Central Coast, including different Chumash groups and the peoples with territories to the north, east, and south.

Map of different linguistic groups, originally published in The Sugar Bear Story

A closer look at the ethnolinguistic divisions across Chumash territories

Chumash Towns at the Time of European Settlement

Map showing the names and locations of many Chumash settlements throughout the Central Coast region

Chumash Placenames of the Goleta Valley

Map of Chumash placenames in the Goleta Valley area.

About This Site

This website contains resources about Chumash traditional cultures collected by Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History staff for the use of teachers and students. Visit the other pages to learn more:

Chumash Life (introduction to this educational site)

Cave Painting

Daily Life

Health and Medicine

Language

Myths, Games, and Dances

Timeline