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Fishermen on one of several reef net fishing boats anchored off Lummi Island pull their nets to catch salmon on Sept. 14, 2023. Reef net fishing is considered one of the most sustainable fish ...
The Lummi Nation (/ ˈlʌmi / LUH-mee; Lummi: Xwlemi [xʷləˈmi] 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.
The Lummi are part of the North Straits peoples, who are a group of related peoples in the San Juan Islands, as well as on parts of Vancouver and Fidalgo islands. [5] The Lummi were not a historically unified people. According to their oral history, the Lummi are composed of the descendants of the last Klalakamish and Swallah peoples.
Lummi people. 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.
Lummi Indian Business Council Secretary Lisa Wilson looks at the salmon making their way into the Skookum Creek Fish Hatchery on Aug. 21, 2024, near Acme, Wash. Each tribe will receive at least $2 ...
Lummi Nation is receiving $9.8 million for its South Fork Nooksack watershed project, part of more than $32 million awarded last week to Indigenous tribes in Washington state to fight the effects ...
The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are composed of many nations and tribal affiliations, each with distinctive cultural and political identities. They share certain beliefs, traditions and practices, such as the centrality of salmon as a resource and spiritual symbol, and many cultivation and subsistence practices.
Tribal Canoe Journeys. The Intertribal Canoe Journey is a celebrated event of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Organizers call it the Canoe Journey or Intertribal Canoe Journey, and colloqually Tribal Journeys. It is also referred to by its destination, i.e. Paddle to Muckleshoot. The annual Canoe Journey is a gathering of ...