SANTA YNEZ, CA — November 14, 2025 — The City of Buellton formally recognized Native American Heritage Month during its Nov. 13 City Council meeting by signing a proclamation honoring the Santa Ynez ...

Kenneth Kahn has retained his role as tribal chairman for the fifth consecutive full term while Mike Lopez, Maxine Littlejohn, Gary Pace and Raul Armenta were re-elected to their seats on the Business ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. After two decades of vision, persistence, and ...

Traditional dancing are among the activities visitors can experience at Chumash Culture Day. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will host California-style Native American singing, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans ...