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Detailed explanation-1: -To create the Chumash people, Earth Mother Hutash buried the seeds of a magical plant on Limuw (“in the sea”), now known as Santa Cruz Island, in the Santa Barbara Channel. The people sprung full grown from the plant, both men and women to inhabit the island.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -"The Rainbow Bridge” A Chumash Legend. The first Chumash people were created on Santa Cruz Island. They were made from seeds of a magic plant by the Earth Goddess, whose name was Hutash. Hutash was married to the Sky Snake (the Milky Way).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Chumash believed their universe was divided into at least 3 worlds and groups of beings. The Middle world is occupied by humans. The first world above belongs to supernatural beings such as the Sun, and the Giant Eagle. The first world below is inhabited by monsters which enter the human world after dark.

Detailed explanation-5: -1st-The Sun who was seen as an aged widower carrying a blazing torch. 2nd-The Moon, a female god who controlled human health. 3rd-Venus as the morning star, a kind god. Then Venus as the evening star, the evil god. 17-Sept-2000