Chumash Family

These peaceful agrarians were no match for the Cross and the Sword!
Born
1740
Died
1900
Portrait Year
1768
Portrait Age
28

Winter Solstice honors the Sun on the shortest day of the year.  Historically, the Chumash gathered together, and a leader symbolically pulled the Sun back toward the Earth to ensure that a cycle of growth and harvest would begin anew.

Region
Americas