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Lummi Nation leader urges Biden to declare national fentanyl emergency
Lummi Indian Business Council Chairman Anthony Hillaire, pictured in April, called for the declaration of a national fentanyl emergency during a Tribal Nations summit Thursday, Dec. 7. (Finn...
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Lummi Nation opposes BP’s $50M purchase of Cherry Point parcels
An aerial view of BP Cherry Point Refinery in Whatcom County in 2022. The petroleum giant's pending $50 million acquisition of 1,100 acres of nearby land has sparked concerns of Lummi Nation officials,...
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Lummi leaders demand state action on fentanyl epidemic
Two men were arrested in July 2022 after being caught with approximately 91,000 fentanyl pills hidden in cardboard boxes and potato chip containers in Bellingham. Tribal leaders are urging Gov. Jay...
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Suspected fentanyl overdoses leave two dead in Lummi Nation
Fentanyl pills and powder were seized during a July 2023 drug bust. (Photo courtesy of Washington Western District Court Documents) Two people died from suspected fentanyl overdose during a span of...
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Salmon management 50 years after the Boldt Decision focuses on survival
Salmon attempt to swim up Whatcom Creek on Sept. 21. The Lorraine Loomis Act would require 200-foot buffers in riparian waterways to protect dwindling salmon populations. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily...
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Construction of Western’s House of Healing longhouse to begin this summer
Western Washington University will build the House of Healing longhouse in a clearing in the Sehome Arboretum on the edge of south campus. Construction is set to begin summer 2024. (Hailey...
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Indigenous community members celebrate construction of House of Healing...
Members of the community including Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund, County Executive Satpal Sidhu, Western Washington University President Sabah Randhawa, Nooksack Chairwoman RoseMary LaClair and Lummi...
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Lummi Nation accuses fire district EMS of inadequate emergency services
Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire speaks in April 2023. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News) In the wake of a recent death, the Lummi Nation is alleging tribal members are receiving inadequate...
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Dancers shine at second annual Western powwow
Lauren Nabahe participates in the jingle dance competition Saturday, May 4 at the Western Washington University powwow. Nabahe is of the Paiute-Shoshone, Navajo and Mono tribes. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia...
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Ceremonial student projects honor Lummi’s cultural connection to salmon
The first salmon was divided up and served in small cups to each person attending the First Salmon Ceremony on Thursday, May 16 at Lummi Nation School. The bones and remains were returned to the sea to...
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EMS reviewing transport data after claims by Lummi Nation of inadequate...
Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire accused Whatcom County EMS in April of a pattern of not transporting patients to the hospital. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News) Following the death of a Lummi...
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Judge orders BNSF to pay Swinomish Tribe nearly $400M for trespassing with...
Crews reset an overturned locomotive in March 2023 on the Swinomish Reservation in Anacortes. On Monday, June 17, a judge ordered BNSF to pay the Swinomish Tribe $400 million after ruling the company...
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With new health center now open, Lummi Nation sets sights on detox facility
A tour group including Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire, left, and Sen. Patty Murray, right, check out the drop-in daycare room at the Lummi Nation Health Center. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)...
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Youth canoe journey honors ancestral travel routes as elders pass down knowledge
Freddie Lane, in red, teaches Lummi Nation Stommish Princess Alysa Julius, in back, to skipper the canoe in rough waters Monday, July 22 near Portage Island. Lane, Julius and the rest of the crew are...
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Whatcom, Skagit County tribes to receive millions in federal funds for fish...
Tribal hatcheries produce millions of fish annually, benefiting subsistence, commercial and recreational fisheries. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News) The Departments of the Interior and Commerce...
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Swinomish Indian Tribal Community receives cybersecurity grant to combat...
A cybersecurity incident at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge forced the business to close its casino and restaurants on April 5. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News) The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community...
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Lummi Nation, community members mark Indigenous Peoples Day
Blackhawk Dancer Kaydence Schaeffer kneels with other youth Monday, Oct. 14 during the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Lummi Nation School. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News) Hundreds of...
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