A screen of fog lifted to reveal a bright blue stretch of the Pacific Ocean on Monday — unveiling what will soon be the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. The Northern Chumash Tribal ...

chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. There have been other national marine sanctuaries that involved collaboration with tribes, but this will be the first one where it is written ...

Now, in the first partnership of its kind, the area will soon be part of a new national marine sanctuary that Native people ...

They were joined by Native American artisans and craftspeople for the 23rd annual Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow hosted by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians at Live Oak Campground east of Cachuma Lake.