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 discoverd 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.

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

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