YAK TITʸU TITʸU YAK TIŁHINI (ytt) Northern Chumash
Tribal Council
A CONTINUOUS AND RESILIENT CULTURE - 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.
yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Northern Chumash
The yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region has a documented presence in this area… (learn more)
Mona Tucker, Tribal Chairwoman
Mona Olivas Tucker is honored to be the Tribal Chair for yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo… (full bio here)
Lorie Lathrop - Laguna, Secretary / Treasurer
Lorie Lathrop-Laguna serves on the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribal Council Board, Tribal Language… (full bio here)
Charles "Chuck" Lipscomb, Council Member
Charles ("Chuck") Lipscomb is a member of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash tribe of the San Luis Obispo… (full bio here)
Claribel Holguin Terrill, Council Member
Born in the Central Valley of California, Claribel is a descendant of Rosario Cooper through her granddaughter, Florinda Olivas… (full bio here)
Debbie Morillo, Council Member
kʔitʸutʸutitʸutitʸu wakʔistʸonoistʸo watʸutʸu tsɨtkawayu elewexe tsɨtwala tsɨtqawɨ yaktitʸutitʸu yaktiłhini. Debbie is from… (full bio here)
Leah Mata-Fragua, Council Member
Leah Mata-Fragua is a member of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (the people of tiłhini) Northern Chumash Tribe, located on the Central… (full bio here)
Steven Shane Goldman, Council Member
Steven Shane Goldman was born in San Luis Obispo and is a continuous resident of the ytt Homeland. He is a founding director… (full bio here)