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Casino Money Is Fueling Chumash's Interest in Past17 June 2003SANTA YNEZ, California -- As reported by the LA Times: ``There is one class every two weeks for the adults, another for children. They all have their reasons for being here, slowly building their knowledge of a language that had almost disappeared. ``The kids are in their seats now in the Tribal Hall at the Chumash reservation in Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley, a dozen of them gathered on a Monday afternoon to learn that "cayas" means "path" and "c'iwis" means "rattle" and "wot" means "chief." ``The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash, a 157-member tribe that for years was far too poor for cultural luxuries, is sponsoring a 10-week course in the ancient Chumash dialect of Inezeno for tribe members and their children. ``And the children here today are learning more than words. They are learning about their history and how it came to be that so many Indian languages like theirs were lost. ``With gambling money pouring in from the Chumash Casino and an expansion that promises even greater takes in the future, the tribe hired Richard Applegate this year to teach the Chumash their own language…” |