Building 143 homes and a small Tribal Hall on Camp 4 will allow tribal members to return to their Reservation, live among family, and participate in tribal programs. The tribe purchased the land from Fess Parker in 2010 for the purpose of providing tribal housing for its members, of whom only 17 percent lived on the original Reservation. In a historic moment for the tribe, the size of the Santa Ynez Reservation increased tenfold when more than 1,400 acres of ranch land known as Camp 4 was placed into trust through federal legislation on December 20, 2019. In 2014, the tribe placed 6.9 acres adjacent to the Chumash Casino Resort into federal trust - reclaiming historic tribal land that will honor our ancestors’ memories through the creation of the Chumash Museum and Cultural Center. Today there are more than 100 homes on the original 99-acre Santa Ynez Reservation, along with a Tribal Hall, Tribal Health Clinic, Learning Center, and Kitiyepumu’ Park, where numerous cultural and community events are held every year.
Thanks to the revenue generated through Chumash Enterprises, our tribal members are on the path to economic self-sufficiency.
