We, the direct lineal descendants of the Chumash villages of Mikiw and Kuyamu, write in strong support of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council’s effort to acquire and protect Dos Pueblos Ranch.
Dos Pueblos Ranch is sacred homeland to our people. Our sixth great-grandfather, Chief Beato Temicucat of Kuyamu, and our sixth great-grandmother, Delphina Maria of Mikiw, together with their clan and generations of our ancestors, are buried upon this land. Itis holy ground to our families and our Chumash relatives, representing both our ancestral presence and our spiritual continuity.
As descendant families of Mikiw and Kuyamu, we express our deep gratitude for the invitation to become tribal stakeholders in the stewardship and future of this land. This moment offers us the opportunity to reconnect with our ancestral homeland and to bring Smu’wic — the people — home once again…