USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Chumash were hunter-gatherers who obtained their food by hunting land and sea mammals, fishing, and gathering shellfish and plant foods.

Detailed explanation-2: -It exists as an aid for soferim (Torah scribes) and for those preparing to read from the sefer Torah in the synagogue.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Chumash, an indigenous people of California, in Santa Barbara. Their name for themselves is Samala. The locality of Santa Ynez is referred to as ‘alaxulapu in Chumashan language.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Chumash Indian homeland lies along the coast of California, between Malibu and Paso Robles, as well as on the Northern Channel Islands. Before the Mission Period, the Chumash lived in 150 independent towns and villages with a total population of at least 25, 000 people.