A culture begins ; Origins of a people ; A changing landscape ; Chumash belief and storytelling -- Building a civilization ; Rights and rules ; Housing and buildings ; Societal structure -- Life in a village ; It takes a village ; Survival without agriculture ; Recipe ; The house of the sea ; A trade network ; Chumash attire ; Function and elegance ; Basket making -- Beliefs of the Chumash ; The universe and origins ; Vision quests, guides, and medicines ; A tradition of dance and song ; Prayer through painting ; Communal gaming ; An oral tradition -- Overcoming hardships ; Encountering Europeans ; Mission life ; Struggles to survive ; An endangered language -- The nation's presence now ; Adapting to new lifestyles ; Santa Ynez today ; Faces of the Chumash: Juan de Jesús Justo ; Kitsepawit ; Pacomio ; Maria Solares ; Rafael Solares.