Lummi Nation

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Tribal Headquarters
Lummi Indian Business Council 2616 Kwina Rd. Bellingham WA, 98226 Ph. 1.360.384.1489


 * Official Lummi Tribal web site

Brief Timeline
1820: Fort Langley established by the Hudson Bay Company

1820s: Trade with the Hudson Bay Company began

1843: The Hudson Bay Company established forts in Vitoria and British Columbia

1850: The tribe moved to the Puget Sound islands in an effort to avoid smallpox epidemics and inter tribal warfare

1855: Treaty of Point Elliot, cede land to United States

1857: Reverend Eugene Casimir Chirouse, a Roman Catholic arrived in the area

1858: Gold was discovered near Fraser River bringing more settlers

1859: Lummi Reservation is established

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a very brief history of the Lummi Tribe.

Agency
Tulalip Agency

Reservations
This tribe is primarily associated with the Lummi Reservation in Washington.

The Lummi Tribe was under the jurisdiction of:

Washington Superintendency

Oregon Superintendency

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Treaty

 * 1855 Point Elliott with the Dwamish, Suqamish Etc.,

Vital Records

 * Tulalip Agency, M595,

Births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 583049, Births and deaths 1925-1932, FHL Film: 583050

Important Web Sites

 * Official Lummi Tribal web site
 * Constitution and Bylaws of the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington as Amended 2008
 * Lummi Tribe Wikipedia