Violet Sage Walker, Chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, was recognized for her leadership in cultural land conservation and ocean protection, culminating in the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the first Indigenous-led marine sanctuary in US history.
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Plans develop for national Chumash marine sanctuary along San Luis Obispo coast
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. In what would be the first Tribal-nominated national marine sanctuary in the United States, the Northern Chumash tribe of the Central Coast have been working to designate 156 miles of coastline since 2013, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website. Now, the tribe is […]