The day will also include a waterside ceremony, a program including Howard Garrett and Susan Berta of Orca Network, and news from the Lummi Nation on new actions being taken for Tokitae. 49 years ago over 100 Southern Resident orcas were herded into Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, WA. Seven of … [Read more...]
Indigenous nation in Washington State seeks meeting with feds on Trans Mountain
The Canadian Press Published Sunday, July 21, 2019 1:41PM PDT VANCOUVER - The Lummi Nation in northwest Washington state is requesting a meeting with Canadian officials regarding the environmental impacts of industrial projects on the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and British … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: 2019 Canoe Journey lands at Jamestown Beach
By Keith Thorpe, Peninsula Daily News, July 17, 2019 The 2019 Canoe Journey Paddle to Lummi saw canoes arrive at Jamestown Beach on Tuesday, territory of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Canoes from Western Washington, Hawaii and Canada’s Vancouver Island took part in Tuesday’s landing. Read … [Read more...]
Southern resident killer whales last seen in poor health now missing
Two southern resident killer whales last seen in deteriorating health are now missing from their family groups. Researchers with the Centre for Whale Research spotted J pod and K pod in Haro Strait over the weekend, but two orcas, J17 and K25, weren't with their families. The centre hasn't … [Read more...]
Seven ways tribes are repairing the Salish Sea and Washington waterways
Indian Country Today by Richard Walker Tribal nations in Washington state are facing environmental challenges ranging from protecting wildlife habitats and waterways to protecting the livelihood of Washington state residents from toxic chemicals that have been released into the environment and … [Read more...]
U.S. tribes are being left out of talks over the Columbia River’s fate. Why?
Crosscut by Gregory Scruggs / June 27, 2019 Environmentalists and indigenous groups, meanwhile, would like to see more water flow through the Columbia to support healthier fish stocks, a goal that might be achieved if so-called “ecosystem-based function” is added as a pillar of the … [Read more...]
Removing the Middle Fork Nooksack dam is one of the most important salmon restoration projects
A small dam that channels Nooksack River water into Lake Whatcom will be removed next year in an effort to help endangered salmon and, by extension, southern resident killer whales, proponents said. The city of Bellingham’s dam has been diverting water from the Nooksack’s Middle Fork since 1962 … [Read more...]
Salish Sea Youth Summit – May 31, 2019
TRUTH BELONGING RESILIENCE HEALING Take up this AMAZING OPPORTUNITY for Tribal and non- Tribal youth: 14-24! May 31, 3pm-7pm @Lummi Nation Stommish Grounds Fun and free! Space is limited so please register now at: Eventbrite “Salish Sea Youth Summit” or on the Sacred Sea … [Read more...]
2019 Preliminary Summary of Legislation Passed by the Washington State Legislature
Pretty impressive document. Issued by the Office of Program Research Washington House of Representatives and published on April 29, 2019. Read more here . . . … [Read more...]
Trump wants to speed up the Snake River dams decision. Democrats wonder why the rush
BY ANNETTE CARY APRIL 14, 2019 11:48 AM, UPDATED APRIL 14, 2019 12:10 PM Criticism of speeding up a study looking at removing the Lower Snake River dams smells like an attempt to undermine the study’s validity, says Tri-Cities Congressman Dan Newhouse. In October 2018 President Trump required … [Read more...]
‘Our relatives under the water.’ Lummi release salmon to ailing orcas
APR 12, 2019 at 7:08 AM Caroline Chamberlain Gomez, KUOW Lummi tribal members released one live chinook salmon into the Salish Sea on Wednesday as a spiritual offering to J17, an orca matriarch who has been ailing. . . . The tribe wants all the southern resident orcas to fare well, but … [Read more...]
Puyallup Tribe asking for support in opposing LNG project on lands in Tacoma
TWO-STEP TAKE ACTION: Step 1: No LNG outreach to Tacoma City Council We are trying to get 500 people to send a message to the City of Tacoma demanding that the City complete a new project impact statement (referred to as an SEIS) for the safety of our people, lands and waters. Here’s why: … [Read more...]
Duwamish-Green River Basin Hatchery Programs for Public Comment
Please comment on this: NOAA Fisheries’ Anadromous Production and Inland Fisheries Branch, is announcing the availability for public review and comment of the Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination (PEPD) for Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery Programs in the Duwamish-Green River Basin. The … [Read more...]
PUGET SOUND IS NOT A SEWER
We must stop treating Puget Sound like a sewer if we are going to restore the fish, shellfish, wildlife and other natural resources it supports. That’s why we are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stand strong in the face of challenges to water quality improvements. We were … [Read more...]
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, County Partnership Result in Cleaner Dungeness Watershed
The recent partnership of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Clallam County Environmental Health (CCEH) and Clallam Conservation District has led to cleaner waters in the Dungeness watershed. Staff from the tribe and CCEH sample water monthly and collect water temperature data year-round from nearly … [Read more...]
Lummi’s sacred obligation is to feed orcas, our relations under the waves
Seattle Times • March 3, 2019 • Raynell Morris My heart is heavy knowing that members of my community are starving, and that I am kept from feeding them. According to our Lummi traditional teachings, the southern resident killer whales are connected to my people through bonds of kinship. What … [Read more...]
Lummi highlights orca preservation in Florida museum exhibit
The Lummi whale rider totem was journeyed down the west coast of the United States in May of 2018 to raise awareness about endangered southern resident killer whales – particularly one Puget Sound orca, Tokitae, who was taken captive from the Pacific Northwest in 1970 and has been at the Seaquarium … [Read more...]
National Energy Board says Trans Mountain pipeline project should be approved
"In its reconsideration report, the NEB concluded that Trans Mountain-related marine shipping is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects on the Southern resident killer whale and on Indigenous cultural use associated with the Southern resident killer whale. The NEB also found that … [Read more...]
Wet’suwet’en Blockade and the Challenge of Reconciliation
CUC (Canadian Unitarian Council) eNews: January 15, 2019 – Issue 73 The Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) recognizes the sovereignty of Indigenous peoples and their authority to make decisions about what happens on their land. In the case of the Wet’suwet’en, who are opposing the development of a … [Read more...]
‘Shameful Day for Canada’: First Nations Encampment Violently Raided, Land Protectors Arrested
What you haven’t heard from inside the battle of Gidimt’en checkpoint Toronto Star, Jan. 12, 2019 https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/01/12/what-you-havent-heard-from-inside-the-battle-of-gidimten-checkpoint.html StarMetro reporters spent five days inside and outside the fortified lines … [Read more...]
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