Chumash Indians of Santa Barbara

John Johnson talked about about the Chumash Indians, a group that inhabited much of Southern California before European settlement. He spoke… read more

John Johnson talked about about the Chumash Indians, a group that inhabited much of Southern California before European settlement. He spoke about how the Chumash’s bead currency and hunter gatherer lifestyle allowed them to thrive as a society for centuries.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Santa Barbara, California, from January 9-15, 2016, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close

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Chumash Indians of Santa Barbara

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Location:
Santa Barbara, California, United States
First Aired:
Feb 06, 2016 | 1:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Feb 15, 2016 | 7:50am EST | C-SPAN 3

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  • Feb 06, 2016 | 1:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 07, 2016 | 2:39pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 08, 2016 | 4:45am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 08, 2016 | 6:39am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 14, 2016 | 5:50pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 15, 2016 | 3:50am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 15, 2016 | 7:50am EST | C-SPAN 3
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