How old is the Chumash tribe?

The Chumash and Gabrielino-Tongva peoples were the first human inhabitants of the Channel Islands and Santa Monica Mountains areas. Our peoples are known to have lived here for thousands of years; numerous archaeological sites have been uncovered in the past decade some of which date to 15,000 years.

When did the Chumash tribe live?

Prior to European contact (pre-1542) Indigenous peoples have lived along the California coast for at least 11,000 years or since 7000 BC. Sites of the Millingstone Horizon date from 7000 to 4500 BC and show evidence of a subsistence system focused on the processing of seeds with metates and manos.