October 5, 2017 / Staff / Alaska Beyond - Horizon Edition Magazine

Coast Salish Culture

At the touch of a button, you can hear the voice of a Lum mi teenager speaking her tribe's language: "New'ileng ne schaleche." (Welcome, my friends and relatives.) She and 10 other students recorded a series of words and phrases in the Lummi language, which can be heard at audio stations in the new permanent "People of the Sea and Cedar" exhibit in the Lightcatcher building at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington. Read the full feature about this Whatcom Museum exhibit here.

        We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.
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