The Lummi Nation has written a formal letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reject the permit to build the Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point. “The impacts on the Nation’s treaty rights associated with this project cannot be mitigated,” wrote Lummi Chair Tim Ballew II. From EarthFix: Corps spokeswoman Patricia Graesser responded […]
For the first time in generations, the Lummi Nation held a reef net fishery at Cherry Point. “It feels good to say that as of yesterday, we, the Lummi Nation have been reef netting,” said Lummi Chairman Tim Ballew at a tribal event Aug. 28. “To know that tomorrow we will reef net and the […]
Jay Julius, member of the Lummi Indian Business Council, addressed the impacts a proposed coal terminal would have on the environment and treaty-reserved fishing rights.
Lummi Nation leaders and tribal members gathered last week to address the importance of protecting the natural and cultural heritage of Cherry Point (Xwe’chi’eXen). North of Bellingham, Wash., Cherry Point is the proposed site of a coal export facility, which would be the largest in North America if built. Xwe’chi’eXen was a Lummi tribal village […]
