NWIN #22 – July 2007

In this edition of NorthWest Indian News, Lummi Tribal member Chenoa Egawa hosts the program during National Aboriginal Day in Vancouver, British Columbia.

“Makah Whaling” Niki Cleary, reporter
In Anchorage Alaska, during the 59th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission, the Makah Nation receives the renewal of a quota for the harvest of up to 20 gray whales over the next five years for subsistence purposes.

“Bella Coola Totem Raising”  Fredrick Lane, reporter
Although many other Tribes and Bands have since adopted the idea, the Nuxalk Band has been raising Totem Poles since time immemorial. The 6,000 pound, twenty eight foot pole is moved and erected using able bodied human power.

“Maori King Tuheitia” Doreen Manuel, reporter
The Maori Tribes of New Zealand are reaching out to expand their business and community relationships with Aboriginal peoples around the globe.

“Around Indian Country”
“Tulalip Tribes First Salmon Ceremony”
     “37th Annual City of Roses Delta Park Powwow and Encampment ”
     “ATNI: In Honor of All Our Native American Veterans”
     “Lummi Nation Invites Nuxalk First Nation to join Canoe Journey”
     “The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course”
      “Lummi Stommish”