He claimed Chumash ancestry and raised millions. But experts say he’s not Chumash
Los Angeles Times
December 23, 2019, 4:00 pm
For thousands of years, the Chumash fished and foraged on tribal lands that extended from San Luis Obispo County to Malibu. The tribe encompassed about 150 villages before the Chumash were nearly wiped out by disease and violence after Europeans arrived in California. Today, there isn’t a single full-blooded Chumash left, according to scholars.
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