Fun time this afternoon with students from EP Foster School touring the Chumash Indian Museum in Lang Ranch and learning about 15,000+ years of history in our area.

Photo 2: The kids and I learned about building a tomol (canoe) out of redwood, thread, and tar.

Photo 3: I had no idea there are caves in Lang Ranch, let alone pictograms on the cave walls. This is a reproduction, but it shows actual drawings from caves in Oakbrook Park and surrounding areas.

Photo 1: The kids and I made cool abalone necklaces from shells and beads in red, white, yellow, and black – th primary colors found in many Chumash pictographs and other art.

The Chumash Museum will reopen to the public June 6, and needs volunteers! Contact [email protected] for details.

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