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| Formation | Nonprofit: 2010[1] |
|---|---|
| Tax ID no. | EIN 27-4006315[1] |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)[1] |
| Location |
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Official language | English, tɨnɨsmuʔụ tiłhin kʔititʸu |
| Subsidiaries | ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit |
| Website | yttnorthernchumashtribe |
The yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe, also known as the YTT Northern Chumash Tribe, is an organization based in California. The Northern Chumash Tribe is not a state-recognized or federally recognized American Indian tribe. Their headquarters are in San Luis Obispo.[2]
Status
[edit]California has 109 federally recognized tribes, no state-recognized tribes, and more than 50 unrecognized tribes. The YTT Northern Chumash Tribe has no federal recognition.[3]
The California Native American Heritage Commission lists the YTT Northern Chumash Tribe as an affiliated tribe of San Luis Obispo County.[4]
Nonprofit
[edit]The YTT Northern Chumash formed a nonprofit organization in 2011 with the mission "to support yak tityu tity yak tilhini Northern Chumash Tribe in all matters concerning tribal affairs."[1] The nonprofit's focus includes cultural awareness, language preservation, traditional knowledge, food security, and protecting sacred sites.[1]
Wendy Lucas serves as the president, and Kelsey Shaffer serves as the vice president.[1]
Activities
[edit]Three programs of the YTT Northern Chumash Tribe are cultural burns, language revitalization, and land back,[1] that in restoring and stewarding historical homelands.
Notable members
[edit]- Sarah Biscarra-Dilley, writer, curator[5]
See also
[edit]- Chumash people
- Rosario Cooper (tiłhini Chumash, 1845–1917), last known speaker of the tiłhini language
- List of organizations that self-identify as Native American tribes
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit". Candid. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ "yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe and The Land Conservancy Partner to Protect Diablo Canyon Lands". San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Indigenous tribes pitted against each other over a state bill to redefine land protection in California". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ↑ "Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Grant Program" (PDF). California Oceania Protection Council. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ↑ "Forge Project's Curator of Indigenous Programs". Hudson Valley Press. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2025.