The Chumash Casino Resort is owned and operated by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians.Chumash is located near Santa Ynez Airport, in the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Solvang, California.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 154 enrolled members[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (California) | |
| Languages | |
| English,[2] historically Ineseño | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Chumash people |
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Chumash, an indigenous people of California, in Santa Barbara.[3] Their name for themselves is Samala.[4]
Government[edit]
The Santa Ynez Band is headquartered in Santa Ynez, California. They are governed by a democratically elected, five-member tribal council. Their current tribal administration is as follows:
- Chairman: Kenneth Kahn
- Vice Chairman: Raul Armenta
- Secretary/Treasurer: Maxine Littlejohn
- Business Committee Member: Gary Pace
- Business Committee Member: Mike Lopez.[5]
Reservation[edit]
The Santa Ynez Indian Reservation (34°36′10″N120°05′29″W / 34.60278°N 120.09139°W) is the only Chumash reservation.[2] It was 127-acres large and was established on 27 December 1901.[3] Beginning in 1979, the tribe established a housing program and began improving the infrastructure on the reservation.[6]
Samala Chumash language[edit]
The last native speaker of the Samala Chumash language, also called Ineseño, died in 1965. As of 2010, there has been a renaissance of Chumash pride and identity, including efforts to revive Samala and other Chumash languages.
In the early 1900s linguist/ethnographer John P. Harrington worked with Maria Solares, one of the last fluent speakers of Samala. He created manuscripts containing information on Chumash language, culture, and traditions. Dr. Richard Applegate, who received a Ph.D. in linguistics from U.C. Berkeley, used these manuscripts to write an extensive grammar of Samala and compile a dictionary of the language, which was released in 2008.[7] Dr. Applegate and Nakia Zavalla, the Cultural Director for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash and a direct descendant of Maria Solares, have begun an effort to revitalize the language. Applegate began teaching Samala in 2003, and Zavalla has spearheaded an immersion-based language apprentice program.[8] As of 2008, Applegate had five language apprentices; however, none had yet reached full fluency.[9]
An online Samala Chumash tutorial is available.[10]
Economic development[edit]
The Santa Ynez Band owns and operates the Chumash Casino Resort, as well as the Chumash Cafe, the Creekside Buffet, The Willows restaurant, and Root 246,[11] (the third largest employer in Solvang, 105[12][13]) all in Santa Ynez, California.
Chumash Casino Events
Notes[edit]
- ^'Our Tribal Community.'Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. Retrieved 6 June 2012
- ^ ab'Chumash Indians.'SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ abPritzker 122
- ^'Maria Solares.'The Chumash Languages. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^'Business Committee.'Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^'Santa Ynez Reservation.'Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. 2012. 6 June 2012.
- ^Chawkins, Steve (20 April 2008). 'Chumash recover their 'alishtaha'n: Armed with a trove of scattered notes, linguist saves ancestral tongue from brink of extinction'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^'Bringing Back the Samala Chumash Language'. Channel Islands National Park. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^'Chumash Dictionary Breathes Life into Moribund Language The Santa Barbara Independent'. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^'Inezeño Chumash Language Tutorial'. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^http://www.root-246.com/about/
- ^City of Solvang CAFR
- ^FY 2008-2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) (PDF)
References[edit]
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN978-0-19-513877-1
External links[edit]
- Santa Ynez Band Of Chumash Indians, official website
- Chumash, Four Directions Institute
- This article incorporates public domain material from the National Park Service document 'Bringing Back the Samala Chumash Language'.
The Chumash Casino Resort[1] is owned and operated by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. Chumash is located near Santa Ynez Airport, in the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Solvang, California.[2]
History[edit]
Chumash Casino Resort
Opened in its present form in August 2003, the casino consists of a 94,000-square-feet (8,730 m2) gaming area with slot machines and table games. A 106-room hotel and spa opened in July 2004. In 2006, the Casino estimated that there were 2,894,561 visitors to the Casino and 34,049 guests in the hotel, nearly all of them from Southern California.[3] The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians have estimated that their casino brings in some 6,000 patrons per day.[4][5]
Music[edit]
Musicians who have appeared include : Al Green, Charlie Daniels, Clint Black, Cristian Castro, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Hank Williams Jr., Intocable, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Rogers, Kiss, Los Tigres del Norte, The Moody Blues, Pepe Aguilar, Rose Royce, Smokey Robinson, The Spinners, and ZZ Top.
Sport[edit]
Chumash hosts Elite Xtreme Combatmixed martial arts as well as the Star Voice competition show.[6][7]
AAA four diamond casino resort[edit]
Chumash Casino In Santa Ynez
Chumash is one of only six AAA four diamond casino resorts in California, with Barona Casino; Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa; Pechanga Resort & Casino; Thunder Valley Casino Resort; and Viejas Casino being the others.
Food[edit]
They also own and operate the Chumash Cafe,[8] and the Creekside Buffet,[9] at Chumash Casino Resort.
Root 246,[10] (the third largest employer in Solvang, 105[11][5]) and Hotel Corque[12] (the seventh largest employer in Solvang, 54[11]) are in Solvang, California.
Santa Ynez citizens[edit]
There has been multiple lawsuits against the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians by a group of Santa Ynez, CA citizens in recent years, including a suit that was filed April 3, 2015[citation needed] that claims the property where they are building their 12 story high rise hotel/casino is not and has never been part of their 'Federal Tribal Trust Land' and part of a federal Indian reservation. The case has now been taken to a United States Federal Court.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Chumash Casino Santa Ynez.'500 Nations. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^'Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Highway 246 Santa Ynez, CA 93460'. Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^'Economic Impact of the Chumash Casino Resort on the County of Santa Barbara', Report prepared by The California Economic Forecast. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^'Santa Ynez Reservation'. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ abSolvang CA. 'FY 2008-2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) (PDF)'. www.cityofsolvang.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^Noozhawk. '12 Finalists to Vie for $5,000 and 'Star Voice' Title at Chumash Casino Resort'. noozhawk.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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- ^'Chumash Cafe - Santa Ynez, CA'. Yelp. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^'Creekside Buffet - CLOSED - Santa Ynez, CA'. Yelp. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^'About-Default'. www.root-246.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ ab'City of Solvang CAFR'. cityofsolvang.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^'History'. Hotel Corque. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 34°36′34″N120°05′10″W / 34.60945°N 120.08613°W