Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
Samala
Total population
154 enrolled members
Regions with significant populations
United States (California)
Languages
English, historically Ineseño
Related ethnic groups
other Chumash people

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Chumash, an Indigenous people of California, in Santa Barbara. Their name for themselves is Samala. The locality of Santa Ynez is referred to as ’alaxulapu in Chumashan language.