VENTURA : Indians’ Lifestyle to Be Subject of Tour
Life on a California rancho 150 years ago may have been easy, even luxurious, for a cattle baron and his family. But for the Indian vaqueros, or cowboys, the sheepherders and the laborers who built the big adobes, cooked the meals and raised the children, life was hard.
The Indians’ almost feudal lifestyle will be the subject of a one-hour walking tour Saturday at Olivas Adobe, once part of Rancho San Miguel.
“The rancho Indians are the unsung heroes of Old California,” said tour leader Richard Senate. He will talk about their culture, a blend of Chumash and Spanish, and how it evolved.
Pictures of the Indians’ houses will be displayed, and the kitchen and other areas of the adobe that were the servants’ domain will be shown.
The tour will begin at 1 p.m. at the Olivas Adobe, 4200 Olivas Park Road in Ventura.
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