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Detailed explanation-1: -There was too much noise so, so Hutash built a rainbow bridge for some of the Chumash to go to the mainland, and some to stay on the Channel Islands. Some people got dizzy when they were walking over the rainbow bridge and they fell. Hutash was surprised so she turned them into dolphins on their way down.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hutash regretted their danger of drowning because she told them to cross the bridge. To save the people in the water, she transformed them into dolphins. That way they could hold their breath longer under water and swim between the island and the shore.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rainbow Bridge is a mythological bridge that the Chumash people crossed to reach the mainland when they realized that even their small population was depleting the islands’ fragile resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hutash, the Earth Mother, created the first Chumash people on the island of Limuw, now known as Santa Cruz Island. They were made from the seeds of a Magic Plant. Hutash was married to the Alchupo’osh, Sky Snake, the Milky Way, who could make lightning bolts with his tongue.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Chumash were treated as slaves, and in 1824 the Chumash at Santa Ynez revolted. They burned down the soldiers’ quarters, and the soldiers burned down the Chumash houses. The revolt lasted less than a week, but it spread south to Mission Santa Barbara.