~~Dark Times~~ Julie Tumamait, Chumash Elder*

Native American spiritualist, has traced her family to at least 11 known Chumash villages, and as far back historically as the mid-18th Century, prior even to the Portolá Expedition of 1769 into Alta, California. she proudly carries on the traditions of the family by sharing songs and storytelling in cultural presentations. Her programs also consist of her own family’s native roots and experience in the Ojai Valley.