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Category: Tulalip News

A young person stands in front of some plants at an information sign called "Sustaining the huckleberries".

It’s Huckleberry Harvest Time!

From Tulalip News (by Micheal Rios) – With swədaʔx̌ali (Lushootseed for ‘Place of Mountain Huckleberries’), the Tulalip Tribes are reclaiming a traditional area to give their members access to huckleberry gathering.
The north gate to Lumen Field, adorned with Native art and a sign that says "Muckleshoot".

Seahawks logo isn’t just accepted by Coast Salish tribes – it’s beloved

From Tulalip News (by Michael Rios) – “The Seattle Seahawks’ logo is that rarest of birds: a culturally accurate sports icon directly inspired from an Indigenous masterpiece — and embraced by the Indigenous People it is borrowed from.”

Teachers and kids join in teaching Lushootseed online

From Tulalip News – Since COVID has affected the way communities interact and learn together, a group of Lushootseed language warriors are connecting online to share and learn the Lushootseed language.