Lummi Nation master carver Felix Solomon has been studying traditional canoes for several years. When a 300-year-old cedar tree, buried for the last 100 years, was uncovered in the Stillaguamish…
The Daily Herald reports on the first canoe being carved for the Stillaguamish Tribe in what is believed to be about 100 years. When the Stillaguamish Tribe suffered its diaspora…
The Stillaguamish Tribe will have its first Salmon Ceremony in at least 25 years on July 25. The ceremony marks the first time the tribe has had a ceremonial and…
[display_podcast] The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community held its annual Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony on Thursday. The celebration, marking the beginning of the fishing season, honors and…
The Bellingham Herald covered the Lummi Nation’s First Salmon Ceremony:
About 600 Lummi Indian Tribe members and guests gathered Thursday, May 14, at Lummi Nation School to celebrate the arrival of the first salmon – a celebration marked by both hope and fear for the future of the fish that defines tribal identity.
“When I was a young boy, I heard my grandfather say, when he was eating a salmon, ‘This is good medicine,'” said Merle Jefferson, the tribe’s natural resources director.
The First Salmon Ceremony is a key cultural observance for the Lummi and other Coast Salish tribes. For generations, the tribes have conducted these ceremonies to honor the salmon and assure their return. (more…)
The Skagit Valley Herald covered the Swinomish Tribe's Blessing of the Fleet
The Olympian: More than 500 people stood on the pebbly beach, but thumping drums and ancient songs were the only sounds as four Squaxin Island tribal members carried one coin-bright…
The (Everett) Herald has a story about the Tulalip Salmon Ceremony, and notes that the chinook run already has arrived:
This Saturday, Tulalip tribal members will welcome Big Chief King Salmon, the symbolic first salmon of the season, with great pageantry.
Every year, tribal members welcome the salmon – a message to all the fish that they are the honored guests of the season.
And this season, for the first time in years, King Salmon will come from Tulalip Bay.
The Bellingham Herald covered the Lummi First Salmon Ceremony: LUMMI RESERVATION — About 300 members of Lummi Nation and their guests gathered Wednesday at Wex li em community building for…
Especially this part that focusses on Jones' efforts to revive their First Salmon Ceremony and habitat restoration: The tribal chairman also is credited with helping to revive Tulalip ceremonies and…