We are yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Northern Chumash Tribe
Our membership is comprised of families whose ancestry dates back to this one region for well over 10,000 years. We represent an unbroken chain of lineage, kinship, and culture. Many of our families have never lived anywhere else. It doesn’t matter where our members live, however, because the love of our homeland never ends. Our ongoing work towards Tribal preservation is to protect and promote our unique culture, elegant language, remarkable resources, and timeless traditional ways.
It’s time to return our homeland, Governor Newsom - Diablo Canyon Ancestral Lands Back to ytt Tribe
It’s time to return our coastal homelands, Diablo Canyon Lands, to the ytt Northern Chumash. ~ytt Northern Chumash Tribe, Mona Olivas Tucker, Tribal Chair
Our Homelands - Diablo Canyon Ancestral Lands Back ~Scott Lathrop, ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit CEO
yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Northern Chumash Tribe
of San Luis Obispo County and Region
ARE DOCUMENTED AS DESCENDANTS OF THE PECHO COAST (DIABLO LANDS) AND OUR ANCESTORS LIVED HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS
ytt Northern Chumash were forcibly removed from these lands in the 1700s without agreement, consideration or compensation.
ytt Tribe is a small, but strong tribe with extensive knowledge of our homeland. We have developed critical and experienced partners.
ytt Tribe values of living "light on the land" will be demonstrated in our care-taking roles, as the proposal will include building smaller caretaker quarters, or perhaps remodeling of some old existing residences if determined to be structurally sound.
ytt Tribe's main goal is CONSERVATION. For now and in perpetuity. We want these lands to look much as they do now, a thousand years from now.
ytt Tribe recognizes and honors Governor Newsom's 30x30 Biodiversity Initiative to conserve 30% of the state lands and waters by 2030, and their Proposal aligns with those important and critical goals for our state, our nation, and our world.
DIABLO CANYON ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS - LAND BACK (Kelsey Shaffer, ytt Northern Chumash Tribe)
Diablo Ancestral Canyon Homelands Back (Sarah Biscarra Dilley, ytt Northern Chumash PhD Candidate)
The Ocean is Part of Us - Our Family - Our Home (Haylee Bautista, ytt Marine Protection Advocate)
LANDBACK
Learn more about our campaign for LandBack of Diablo Canyon Homelands to ytt Northern Chumash Tribe.
WHO WE ARE - yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region
Recognize the ytt Northern Chumash Tribe - Diablo Canyon Homelands Back
“When we talk about Diablo lands, we’re really talking about our home. Not just our homeland, but our home where our grandparents’ grandparents are from.”
~ Mona Tucker, yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribal Chairwoman