“For us the ocean is the lifeblood of our planet, it’s the blood that flows in everyone’s veins. It is the blood that connects all races and all peoples and all nations, so it is the ultimate life force on the planet Earth for us.”
~ Chief Fred Harvey Collins, Northern Chumash
Photo: Pacific Grove shoreline, © Paul Jimerson
Quote above via Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
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