Tribeseekstoprotectitscoastline,cultureWhenVioletsageWalkerstaresoutatthecalmwatersbuttingagainsttheshorelineofherhome-town,sheseeswhatwasoncethelargestnorthernvillageoftheChumashpeople,whofishedfromtraditionalcanoesintheopenwater,viewedseacreaturesastheirancestorsandbelievedina“WesternGate”farthersouthwheretheirspiritswentaftertheypassedaway.“allthatiswherewealllived,”Walker,oneoftheleadersoftheChumashtribe,saidrecently.ThatcoastalCaliforniashorelineandthewaterittouchesareatthecenterofareclamationmovementledbytheindigenousChumashtribetoreviveandrestoreitsheritage,cultureandland.Thereareabout10,200peoplewithsomeChumashancestryleft,accordingtotheCensus...