Revitalizing cultural knowledge and honoring sacred waters: documenting the oral history of life on the Nooksack River
Presentation Abstract
The purpose of this work is to preserve the knowledge and to share the story of the Nooksack River from the perspective of the Lummi People who still fish and hold sacred the territory at the mouth of the river. With constant changes to our environment and public policy affecting the tribe, the stories connected to the Nooksack River become invaluable historical knowledge. These stories are reminders of what is important to our people and our culture, as the Lummi People have a rich understanding and oral history of the land in which they live. It is important to the Lummi community, through documentation of the oral history, to reflect how the people thrived and interacted within the natural world. Through these studies, stories will be documented, true to their experiences, and by doing so, add richness to the collective history of life along the Nooksack River. Project work will include images and video of those who lived in the fishing village at the Nooksack River to give light to the true untold stories of the daily life on the along the river. This project is to document of the oral history as told by the fishermen, their families and relatives who lived along the shores of the Nooksack River. Funds from NSF Project Number: 1461441
Session Title
Posters: Policy, Management, & Regulations
Conference Track
SSE18: Posters
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE18-103
Start Date
5-4-2018 11:30 AM
End Date
5-4-2018 1:30 PM
Type of Presentation
Poster
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events); posters
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Lummi Indians--Fishing--Washington (State)--Nooksack River
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington; Nooksack River (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Revitalizing cultural knowledge and honoring sacred waters: documenting the oral history of life on the Nooksack River
The purpose of this work is to preserve the knowledge and to share the story of the Nooksack River from the perspective of the Lummi People who still fish and hold sacred the territory at the mouth of the river. With constant changes to our environment and public policy affecting the tribe, the stories connected to the Nooksack River become invaluable historical knowledge. These stories are reminders of what is important to our people and our culture, as the Lummi People have a rich understanding and oral history of the land in which they live. It is important to the Lummi community, through documentation of the oral history, to reflect how the people thrived and interacted within the natural world. Through these studies, stories will be documented, true to their experiences, and by doing so, add richness to the collective history of life along the Nooksack River. Project work will include images and video of those who lived in the fishing village at the Nooksack River to give light to the true untold stories of the daily life on the along the river. This project is to document of the oral history as told by the fishermen, their families and relatives who lived along the shores of the Nooksack River. Funds from NSF Project Number: 1461441
