Archaeological intrigue lingers on arid Santa Rosa Island, the second largest in California’s Channel Islands National Park
, whose family tree branches out to Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands, Malibu, and Carpinteria. She says going to the islands is like returning home.
At Channel Islands National Park, Tumamait-Stenslie educates campers about Chumash culture around campfires during the summer . “We have the Rainbow Bridge story, in which we were created on Santa Cruz Island and crossed over to the mainland.” These tales center around the Earth god, Hutash, who made people from the seeds of the Magic Plant, and her husband, Alchupo’oshPlease be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
Tumamait-Stenslie suggests viewing the island like a natural history museum to understand the Chumash’s relationship with the landscape. When she visits, she often thinks of her forebears’ resourcefulness, how they used seagrass, willows, and animal parts to construct dome huts to protect themselves from the elements. “[Imagine] walking through the doorway of your home that happened to be the jaw of a great blue whale,” she says.
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