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Thousand Oaks preserves Chumash heritage and celebrates arts through museums, an ancient village site, and educational institutions.
The city sits within territories where Chumash people lived for over ten thousand years before Spanish explorers arrived in 1770. Today the Chumash Indian Museum in Thousand Oaks and the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center in the nearby Santa Monica Mountains keep that history present. Satwiwa began as an ancient Chumash village and was developed by the National Park Service into a cultural center in 1980; it now features reconstructed traditional houses, art exhibits, and educational programs run by Chumash and other Native American groups.
California Lutheran University, founded in 1959 on a 290-acre campus in Thousand Oaks, brings another cultural layer to the community. The university has gained national recognition as a 'Cradle of Coaches,' with 144 of its players becoming football coaches and others making their way to the NFL. Beyond athletics, Cal Lutheran hosts cultural programs, lectures, and performances that draw regional attention and give households access to higher learning without leaving the valley.
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