Native tribe set to transform US region with $60 million purchase: 'Excited and hopeful'

Native tribe set to transform US region with $60 million purchase: 'Excited and hopeful'

Sage Walker and the Northern Chumash Tribal Council are in the midst of purchasing the famous Dos Pueblos Ranch, along with its assets, for $62 million. They just began fundraising, as they must raise $45 million of the total price by January 2026.  "If people can enjoy something, they will want to protect it," Violet Sage Walker, chair of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, told the Santa Barbara Independent.  Sage Walker hopes that combining …