Lummi Nation

Federally-recognized tribe in Washington (state) Place in the United StatesLummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation XwlemiFederally recognized tribe, Indian reservationTribal citizen operating canoe in Lummi territorial waters in 2008 SealNickname: Lummi NationLocation in Whatcom County and the state of WashingtonCountryUnited StatesReservation established1855Constitution written1970Government • ChairmanAnthony Hillaire • Vice ChairmanTerrance Adams • TreasurerRosalee Revey-Jacobs • SecretaryCheryl Sanders Population (2010) • Total4,483Demonym(s)Lhaq'temish, XwlemiTime zoneUTC–8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC–7 (PDT)Area codes360, 564Websitelummi-nsn.gov The Lummi Nation (/ˈlʌmi/ LUH-mee; Lummi: Xwlemi [xʷləˈmi] or Lhaq'temish; officially the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation) is a federally recognized tribe of primarily Lummi people located in western Washington. The Lummi Nation also includes some Nooksack, Samish, and other local tribes, which were removed to the reservation in Whatcom County. History Precontact era The Lummi originally inhabited many settlements on the San Juan Islands. However, due to high amounts of raiding from northern peoples and dis