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Lummi Indian Business Council<br>2616 Kwina Rd.<br>Bellingham WA, 98226<br>Ph. 1.360.384.1489 | Lummi Indian Business Council<br>2616 Kwina Rd.<br>Bellingham WA, 98226<br>Ph. 1.360.384.1489 | ||
*Official [http://www.lummi-nsn.org/ Lummi Tribal web site] | *Official [http://www.lummi-nsn.org/ Lummi Tribal web site] | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
1820 Fort Langley established by the Hudson Bya Company | 1820: Fort Langley established by the Hudson Bya 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 intribal warfare | |||
1855: Treaty of Point Elliot, cede land to United States | |||
1857: Reverend Eugene Casimir Chirouse, a Roman Catholic | |||
1858: gold discoverd near Fraser River bringing more settlers | |||
1859: Lummi Reservation is established | |||
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==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ||
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Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/indiantribehistory2.htm#Lummi Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a very brief history of the Lummi tribe. | Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/indiantribehistory2.htm#Lummi Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a very brief history of the Lummi tribe. | ||
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==== Reservations ==== | ==== Reservations ==== | ||