Subsistence fishery puts food in tribal members’ freezers
For just a few hours one morning in May, Lummi Nation tribal members in about a dozen aluminum boats took…
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Fight in “brushfire mode” against invasive crab
In the ongoing battle to curb the spread of invasive European green crab in the marine waters of Washington state,…
Lummi hatchery hard at work amidst second year of South Fork die-offs
For the second year in a row, chinook salmon are going belly up in the South Fork Nooksack River before…
Lummi Nation Spring Fishery Honors Elder
Lummi tribal fishermen donned protective masks in May to harvest Nooksack River spring chinook in the Paq wet sut Mother’s…
South Fork Nooksack Chinook Captive Broodstock Reach Spawning Age
More than 500 mature chinook salmon raised in captivity could produce about 1 million eggs at the Lummi Nation’s Skookum…
Lummi Nation holds reef net fishery at Cherry Point
For the first time in generations, the Lummi Nation held a reef net fishery at Cherry Point. “It feels good…
Video: Treaty tribes honor first salmon, bless fishermen
In the Pacific Northwest, many treaty Indian tribes hold First Salmon Ceremonies and Blessings of the Fleet to honor the…
Video: Effects of coal terminal on fisheries, environment
Jay Julius, member of the Lummi Indian Business Council, addressed the impacts a proposed coal terminal would have on the…