Our Future
Key Terms
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Reservation
An area of land reserved in treaty negotiations for the exclusive use of an Indian tribe.
Explore: Salmon Recovery Projects
Nooksack River Watershed: The Nooksack River and its tributaries are important salmon habitat. Its salmon population, now in trouble, has always been important to the Lummi people.
Lummi Nation Salmon Recovery Projects, 1986–2008: Some of the many projects the Lummi Nation is doing to restore habitat and bring the Nooksack River salmon back. Projects are both on and off the Lummi Reservation.
All Partners Salmon Recovery Projects, 1986–2008: Some of the many projects being done by partners. Various organizations, the Lummi Nation, and other American Indian tribes work together to repair habitat and increase the salmon population.
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The Lummi elders revived the First Salmon Ceremony to instill in Lummi children a strong sense of their community’s history and values.
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The word first indicates that the ceremony honors the first salmon caught in the Nooksack River in the spring. The First Salmon Ceremony has been held by generations of Lummi people over many years.
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The First Salmon Ceremony features children’s art, dancing, and eating, too.
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Toggle Favorite "Our elders had a ceremony that we recen...James Hillaire, director, Lummi Nation Culture Department
"Our elders had a ceremony that we recently revived called First Salmon Ceremony, where we pay respect to the salmon."
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Toggle Favorite The First Salmon Ceremony is a way of sh...The First Salmon Ceremony is a way of showing respect for the salmon. 2010
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Toggle Favorite "I think the Salmon Ceremony is so impor...Cynthia Wilson, culture teacher, Lummi Nation School
"I think the Salmon Ceremony is so important because it...allows us to have the children understand the identity and the purpose for their life, and to be strong leaders for us."
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Toggle Favorite Lummi children take part in the First Sa...Lummi children take part in the First Salmon Ceremony. 2010
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Toggle Favorite "We are salmon people, and we will alway...Doralee Sanchez, culture education coordinator, Lummi Nation School
"We are salmon people, and we will always be salmon people."
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Toggle Favorite Lummi student art decorates the room whe...Lummi student art decorates the room where the salmon ceremony is held. 2010
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Toggle Favorite "I think people need to understand that ...Merle Jefferson, director, Lummi Natural Resources
"I think people need to understand that you have to respect and protect Mother Earth."
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Toggle Favorite Salmon cooks over an open fire pit for t...Salmon cooks over an open fire pit for the First Salmon Ceremony, Lummi Nation. 2010
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Toggle Favorite "Clean air, clean water, clean oceans, c...
James Hillaire, director, Lummi Nation Culture Department
"Clean air, clean water, clean oceans, clean lakes—we need to clean up our act as human beings."
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Toggle Favorite A clean earth is needed. People can choo...A clean earth is needed. People can choose to make this happen. 2009
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Toggle Favorite Students make the sticks the salmon is c...Students make the sticks the salmon is cooked on. 2010
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Toggle Favorite The Lummi Nation is proud of its efforts...The Lummi Nation is proud of its efforts to bring the salmon back.
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