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Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Donates Laptops to
ALocal Schools
s reported by the Lompoc Record in December, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated 70 laptop computers to two local schools at the end of 2017. e Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy (SYVCA) and Cabrillo High School in
Lompoc each received 35 Chromebook laptops and a mobile charging cart. e Tribe promotes computers as learning tools through its Technology in Schools Program. e Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians owns and operates Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez.
climb for tribal students, along with the number of Chumash students enrolling in college. “Every year, we improve our [educational] program,” he said.
“Twenty years ago, we had a single-wide trailer with some college students who tutored our children.”
Giving back to the community has always been a traditionoftheSantaYnezBandofChumashIndians. Tribal elders teach many important lessons in life including the Chumash spirit of generosity, called amuyich. Today, the Chumash Tribe continues a long- standing tradition of giving. e Tribe has reached out to hundreds of local groups, organizations and schools in the community by donating more than $20 million. In 2005, the Tribe established the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation to make the community it serves a better place for all residents. e foundation values activities and programs that expand opportunities for the least advantaged, while protecting the environment and enhancing the lives of youth. Contact Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation at 100 Via Juana Lane, Santa Ynez; (805) 688-7997; or visit Santaynezchumash.org/contributions.html.
“ e Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians puts a huge emphasis on education,” said Kenneth Kahn, Tribal Chairman. “One of the needs has been technology in our schools, not only for teachers but also for students.”
Improving education for underprivileged children is a key component of Kahn’s annual goals as tribal chairman. Kahn said multimedia tools, including digital computing, audio and visual technologies, are necessary for educating youth about Native
American culture and history.
Scott Carleton, Principal of the SYVCA, said
the Chumash gift will help expand the use of technology in classrooms. SYVCA, a K–8 school, is located in Santa Ynez.
Jennifer Moreno, an English teacher at Cabrillo High School, said her students will use the Chromebooks for research, writing and presentation projects, and to access digital textbooks. La Honda STEAM Academy in Lompoc and Santa Barbara Community Academy have also bene ted from Chumash educational programs.
e Chromebook donations are a part of the Technology in Schools Program, an outgrowth of the Chumash Charity Golf Classic, which recently donated $120,000 to ve Santa Barbara County museums as part of the Tribe’s educational e orts.
“Our elders saw a need and really embraced education for our tribe,” Kahn explained, noting the annual high school graduation rate continues to
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