We would like to acknowledge that Lummi Island is situated on the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples, who have lived in the Salish Sea basin, throughout the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades watershed, from time immemorial. Our deepest respect and gratitude for our Indigenous neighbours, the Lummi Nation, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways. Some of these articles reference this history.
Xwlemiʼchosen
Xwlemiʼchosen (also written as xʷləmiʔčósən) is the native language of the Lummi Nation. It is a dialect of North Straits Salish, a Coast Salish …...
The Lummi People
The Lummi People, or Lhaq’temish (People of the Sea), have flourished in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest for over 12,000 years. Long …...
A Short History of Lummi Island
Lummi Island, known as Skallaham or Sa-NAM-A-O (“High Mountain”) to its original inhabitants, holds a deep history tied to the Coast Salish peoples, specifically …...
