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Lummi Nation

Northwest Indian College builds Lummi workforce, values tradition

Northwest Indian College builds Lummi workforce, values tradition
Northwest Indian College builds Lummi workforce, values tradition
For thousands of years, along the shorelines of the Salish Sea, the Lummi people have dug deep into the earth to harvest clams, oysters and mussels. We have set our reef nets between our canoes to catch salmon from the Salish Sea. For many of us, our most important education has been alongside our...
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Traditional Foods in Native America

Traditional Foods in Native America
Traditional Foods in Native America
Commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Native Diabetes Wellness Program (NDWP), this report highlights traditional foods programs in six culturally and geographically diverse American Indian and Alaska Native communities. For decades, American Indian and Alaska...
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Anthony Pico: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office

Anthony Pico: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Anthony Pico: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians Chairman Anthony Pico reflects on his experiences as leader of his nation, and stresses the importance of Native nations strengthening their systems of governance in order to protect and strengthen their cultures and ways of life.
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Honoring Nations: Miriam Jorgensen: Using Your Human and Financial Resources Wisely

Honoring Nations: Miriam Jorgensen: Using Your Human and Financial Resources Wisely
Honoring Nations: Miriam Jorgensen: Using Your Human and Financial Resources Wisely
NNI Research Director Miriam Jorgensen kicks off the 2004 Honoring Nations symposium with a discussion focused on "Using Your Human and Financial Resources Wisely," In her presentation, she frames key issues and highlights the ways that successful tribal government programs have attracted talent,...
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Honoring Nations: Darrell Hillaire and Sharon Kinley: Semiahmoo Project

Honoring Nations: Darrell Hillaire and Sharon Kinley: Semiahmoo Project
Honoring Nations: Darrell Hillaire and Sharon Kinley: Semiahmoo Project
Darrell Hillaire and Sharon Kinley from the Lummi Nation and its Semiahmoo Project discuss the unfortunate circumstances that prompted the creation of the project, and how the Lummi are using the project as an opportunity to re-engage their culture, elders, core values, and language.
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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Serving tribes in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) was created in 1972 to increase tribes’ ability to exercise control over the design and development of tribal health care delivery systems. Governed by tribal government delegates, NPAIHB...
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Lummi: Safe, Clean Waters

Lummi: Safe, Clean Waters
Lummi: Safe, Clean Waters
Governed by a five-member, independently elected board that includes two seats that are open to non-tribal fee land owners, the Lummi Tribal Sewer and Water District provides water, sanitary and sewer infrastructure, and service to 5,000 Indian and non-Indian residents living within the external...
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Lummi Tribe.pdf

Lummi Tribe Constitution
Location: 20 miles south of the Canadian border on the Washington coast Population: 6590 Date of Constitution: 1970, amended 1996 Key Facts: Tribe manages nearly 13,000 acres of tidelands
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