Sa nam a o | Skallaham
The island was originally called Sa nam a o (“High Mountain”) and Skallaham by the native Lummi people. This name came from the native inhabitants, now referred to …
Island Cultures / Native Peoples
Point Elliott Treaty
The treaty established the Suquamish Port Madison, Tulalip, Swin-a-mish (Swinomish), and Lummi reservations.
the Nuh-Lummis
By the eighteenth century, the ethnic group known as the Nuh-Lummis had spread all over the north Puget Sound country and included the Lummi …
Salish people
By the fourteenth century, the Salish people had expanded through all the islands, and had grown to a large and extensive race.
Salishean culture
The Marpole culture had died out, and the beginning of the Salishean culture is found. It was primarily a marine-based culture with a fine …
Marpole culture
First evidence of the development of the Marpole culture in the San Juan Islands: The Marpole culture was a land-based hunting people with little …