Where did the chumash tribe live?

Answer 1

The Chumash were a hunting, fishing, and gathering tribe, getting most of their food from the sea, but also eating roots, plants, nuts and seeds.

The most popular vegetarian food item was the oak acorn, which they painstakingly dried, ground, and leached to eliminate the bitterness. The acorn flour was used to make soup and mush which was eaten on a daily basis. It is estimated that the average Chumash individual consumed up to 300 pounds of acorns in a year. Chia sage and seaweed were also often on the menu.

The Chumash ate fish and shellfish such as abalone and clams, and they also ate sea mammals such as seals and otters.

Answer 2

The Chumash tribes ate hundreds of types of fish. The Chumash diet also consisted of many wild plants and wild animals such as dear or bear meat.

Answer 3

The Chumish Indians ate a lot of seafood. They would fish, and eat oysters, and clams. They would also eat plants that they found around the area.

Answer 4

Up and down the California coastline.