THIS TRIBE IS LOCATED BY THE LUMMI NATION OF THE COAST SALISH GROUP OF THE WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE. THEY HAVE A RESERVATION 20 MILES SOUTH OF CANADA BORDER THAT TODAY IS 54 KM. SQ.. IN 1855 THEY WERE FORCED TO MOVE TO RESERVATIONS AFTER THE POINT ELLIOT TREATY. THE LAND WAS ONLY 20 SQUARE MILES ON THE LUMMI RESERVATION. PRIOR TO THE THE 1770'S THE TRIBE MIGRATED TO MANY SITES. IN THE 1880'S MANY WERE CHRISTENED BY THE CATHOLICS. THEIR TRADITIONAL LIFESTYLE CONSISTS OF COLLECTING SHELLFISH, GATHERING PLANTS, INCLUDING CAMAS AND BERRIES AS WELL AS FISHING AND HUNTING. THEY DEVELOPED A FISHING TECHNIQUE CALLED REEF NETTING AND IT WAS USED FOR TAKING LARGE QUANTITIES OF SALT WATER FISH FROM VARIOUS ISLANDS. THEY HOSTED POTLATCHES PRIOR TO THE 1930'S.
IN 2007 THEY HAD THEIR FIRST POTLATCH SINCE THE 1930'S . THEY WERE 68 CANOEING FAMILIES PADDLING HAND MADE CANOES FROM WASHINGTON STATE AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. THEY HAVE ABOUT 6600 PEOPLE ON THEIR RESERVATION. THERE ARE ABOUT 1200 HOMES ON THE RESERVATION. FORTY THREE PERCENT ARE ANGLOS. THIRTY THREE PERCENT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. SIXTY PERCENT ARE EMPLOYED. THEY HAVE CREATED SCHOOLS COMMITTED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR FUTURE INVOLVEMENT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. TODAY THEY MANAGE 13000 ACRE TIDELANDS ON THEIR RESERVATION. THEY HAVE A 10 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.
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