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The name is said to be derived from Xwlalemes, the name of a Lummi longhouse at Gooseberry Point, meaning "L-shaped." [1] [2] The name possibly came to refer to the Lummi as a people after the Lummi concentrated around that area in the 19th century. [3] The name in English has been recorded many ways. The first attested recording was in 1824 ...
The Lummi Nation (/ ˈ l ʌ m i / LUH-mee; Lummi: Xwlemi or Lhaq'temish; [2] officially known as the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation [3]) is a federally-recognized tribe of primarily Lummi people. The Lummi Nation also includes some Nooksack, Samish, and other local tribes which were removed to the reservation.
Lummi people, a Coast Salish people located in western Washington state Lummi Nation , a federally-recognized tribe primarily composed of Lummis Lummi dialect , the dialect of North Straits Salish spoken by the Lummi
Many of the Lummi place names are tied to reef net sites, and “everyone in the village played some role in the harvest or preparation of salmon. Even the children and elders participated by ...
As a result of Chowitsuit's generosity, he earned status amongst Lummis. This status led Whatcom County pioneers to consider Chowitsuit Chief of the Lummi Tribe. However, his contemporary tribal members referred to Chow-its-hoot as a "speaker", meaning he spoke on behalf of his people.
Lummi – a North American tribe from the Pacific Northwest, Washington state area. Nuu-chah-nulth mythology – a group of indigenous peoples living on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Haida mythology – a nation living in Haida Gwaii and the Alaska Panhandle .
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