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Ashes of famed orca Tokitae returned to Lummi Nation for private ceremony

Tribe will spread remains in a sacred spot; Friday's public ceremony canceled
Sept. 20, 2023 1:31 p.m.
W'tot Lhem
Indigenous Affairs

VIDEO: Lummi Nation, Tokitae supporters honor orca

Hundreds gathered at San Juan Island
Aug. 29, 2023 7:00 p.m.
Laurie Rudock lays flowers at a makeshift memorial Sunday
Indigenous Affairs

Tokitae’s ashes to return to Lummi Nation after necropsy

Tribal members will drum in Georgia after cremation
Aug. 24, 2023 11:07 a.m.
Tokitae
Indigenous Affairs

Supporters push for Tokitae’s return to Salish Sea after necropsy

Shock, outrage follow unexpected death of famed Southern Resident orca
Aug. 21, 2023 6:20 p.m.
Radhika Fox
Indigenous Affairs

EPA pledges $278M for Indigenous community water projects

Regional administrators join Larsen, Lummi leaders at wastewater treatment plant
June 28, 2023 6:25 p.m.
Hawaiian performers mesmerize the crowd with traditional dances Saturday
Indigenous Affairs

Lummi Stommish Water Festival breaks down borders for Indigenous communities

Indigenous peoples from the region gather for traditional celebrations
June 24, 2023 10:57 p.m.
Jared Gorman-Etl of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe walks June 16 into the Northwest Indian College commencement. Gorman-Etl graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies Leadership.
Indigenous Affairs

More than 150 graduate from Northwest Indian College

Students earn 100 degrees, certifications
June 17, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Gantry cranes are seen at the Port of Vancouver in August 2022. A new project will add a three-berth marine container terminal near existing port terminals at Roberts Bank in Delta
Indigenous Affairs

Lummi Nation: Canada failed to fulfill duties in B.C. terminal project

Tribe files legal challenge against environmental minister, port authority
June 7, 2023 5:45 a.m.
Caroline Ammons of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community tills the bed of the Swinomish Clam Garden as many more behind her do the same.
Indigenous Affairs

Swinomish Community creates clam garden on reclaimed lands

'Once the tide is out, our table is set'
June 5, 2023 8:12 p.m.
The Octopus Canoe is pulled to shore following the May 26 arrival of the Carvers Camp from Tacoma to the Stommish Grounds of Lummi Nation for the Gathering of the Eagles. Four canoes journeyed for nine days along the “ancestral highway” of the Coast Salish people.
Indigenous Affairs

Gathering of the Eagles brings tribes, community to Lummi Nation

9-day gathering celebrates environment, culture
May 26, 2023 9:41 p.m.
Gantry cranes are seen at the Port of Vancouver in August 2022. A new project will add new land and a new three-berth marine container terminal near existing port terminals at Roberts Bank in Delta
Indigenous Affairs

Lummi Nation opposes new British Columbia port terminal

Port expansion 'will have devastating impacts on our ability to revitalize our fisheries'
May 20, 2023 5:00 a.m.
COVID-19

Lummi Nation ends COVID-19 public health emergency

Restrictions like vaccine, most mask requirements also lift
May 11, 2023 3:07 p.m.

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