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Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
Through time immemorial our people and ancestors have used the oral tradition of storytelling to pass down history, values, language, and culture to each generation.
Community
Lummi Nation, General Public
Category
Art & Expression
Summary
The Story Pole is a ceremonial totem pole originally carved by Samuel Cagey Jr., a beloved Lummi Elder, and is now being completed by Jason LaClair, acclaimed Coast Salish artist.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Art & Expression, Wellness & Resilience
Summary
Isabella gets deep with Jason LaClair, learning about his life creating Coast Salish art and his journey to wellness.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Cultural Roles, Ways of Life
Summary
Lummi language teacher, Tina Joe, speaks to Bella about the importance of language, culture, and passing it down to the next generation. We learn more about language as it ties to ceremony, and how it connects us to our ancestors
Community
General Public, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Lummi Nation
Category
Art & Expression
Summary
Descending from Nooksack and Lummi heritage, musical artist Lil Jim talks to Roy about fitness, mental health, and weaving together culture and music.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
In this first episode of the YAI podcast we talk about learning the language of our Native American culture: we are the Lummi people from the Pacific Northwest in Bellingham Washington.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Ancestral Homelands
Summary
Join us on the final leg of the ‘Walking With Our Ancestors’ journey as Lummi youth and elders travel through Skelotses, our ancestral homeland in the San Juan Islands, sharing stories, culture, and history while fostering community and mental wellness.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Cultural Roles, Wellness & Resilience
Summary
The YAI team talks with The Sacred Sea organization about their mission to return Sk’ali Ch’elh-tenaut, a captive orca taken in 1970, to her Salish Sea home.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Art & Expression
Summary
Washington State Poet Laureate and Lummi Nation member Rena Priest shares the beauty of childhood, the nurturing power of culture, and encouragement for future writers in this inspiring interview with WyKeklyaa Curleybear.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Ancestral Homelands, Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
This historical stage-play takes you back in time of the signing of the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855, where members of the Lummi Nation Indian Tribe traveled (by canoe) to Mukilteo to meet with Washington Territory Governor, Issac Stevens.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Art & Expression, Ways of Life
Summary
Oral tradition is a sacred practice within All of our culture, communities, And families. Along with the coordinated dance of simply talking and being heard, oral tradition helps people learn life lessons their own way.