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The Lummi Reservation is the Indian reservation of the Lummi Nation. Established in 1855, it was intended to serve as the reservation for the Lummi, Nooksack, and Samish peoples, as well as several other local peoples. Originally, the reservation was 12,562.94 acres, however it was enlarged to 13,600 acres in 1877. [4]
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.
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 ...
Website. www.nwic.edu. [2] Northwest Indian College (Xwlemi Elh>Tal>Nexw Squl [3]) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Bellingham, Washington, United States. It was established by the Lummi Nation and is the only accredited tribal college or university serving reservation communities of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. [4][5]
The Lummi Nation was awarded nearly $16 million in the Internet for All initiative, a bipartisan infrastructure law that will provide broadband access to the Tribe. The Broadband Infrastructure ...
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 ...
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.
For the Lummi Nation, the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855, now honored each Jan. 22, is the most important and powerful agreement in the world. It secured for the Lummi people the right to healthcare ...