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The History and Use of Cal Poly Land
Map of Chumash Territory

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From Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 8

The Obispeņo Chumash occupied the territory from the coast, inland to the Santa Lucia mountains in the east, Point Estero in the north, and to a shared boundary with the Purisimeņo Chumash at approximately Pismo Beach in the south. They mostly occupied the coastal areas in the winter. In late spring they migrated inland, following seasonal migration routes along Chorro and San Luis Obispo Creeks.