Lummi people

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The Lummi people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with a rich fishing culture and deep spiritual ties to the surrounding land and waters.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lummi people canonical 7
Swinomish people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
Native American tribe
federally recognized tribe
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice canoe journeys
potlatch
reef net fishing
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Lummi Nation
hasCulturalInstitution Lummi Nation
surface form: Lummi Nation Fisheries Department

Lummi Nation Health Center
Lummi Nation School
hasReservation Lummi Reservation
headquartersLocation Lummi Reservation
Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED
knownFor environmental stewardship of marine resources
fisheries co-management in Puget Sound
language Lummi language
languageFamily Northern Straits Salish
surface form: North Straits Salish

Salishan languages
nativeTo Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound region
Washington State, United States
surface form: Washington State
partOf Coast Salish peoples
surface form: Coast Salish cultural area
populationRegion Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
salmon fishing
shellfish harvesting
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
religion Christianity
Coast Salish spirituality
Native American Church
reservationLocation near Bellingham, Washington
sharesCultureWith Nooksack people
Saanich people
Samish people
spiritualConnectionTo land
salmon
waters
subgroupOf Coast Salish peoples
traditionalCraft basketry
canoe building
wood carving
traditionalFood Pacific salmon
clams
crab
herring
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalTerritory Puget Sound
Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Baker isSacredTo Lummi people
Lushootseed spokenBy Lummi people
this entity surface form: Swinomish people
Lummi language spokenBy Lummi people
Northern Straits Salish ethnicGroup Lummi people
Nooksack people relatedEthnicGroup Lummi people