Strickdbs t1_jcvjis6 wrote
chiefswoneaglesloose OP t1_jcvjzmk wrote
Portage island was bought back from the government, and it is now reservation. I’ve toured the island and it’s a beautiful place with lots of history. You can find “way” trees, where they are pointed purposefully to show you the way. My friends family was one of the last families to live on portage island before being forcibly removed by the government.
Strickdbs t1_jcvk7my wrote
My understanding is it’s a sacred place to the lummi, and there’s people buried out there.
chiefswoneaglesloose OP t1_jcvkl4a wrote
Yeah, I was shown the burial site. It is a sacred place.
Strickdbs t1_jcvm3zc wrote
I visited skull island once in massacre bay, out in west sound on Orcas. Then I read how it got the name. Very sombering of the brutality of life back then. A band of Haida warriors paddled down and decimated an entire lummi fishing camp, decapitating them and placing heads on spikes. It had an ominous feel and I didn’t stay long.
chiefswoneaglesloose OP t1_jcvmbtx wrote
That’s brutal, but that’s how it used to be. People refer to the tribes nowadays as being slavers. And it’s true.
Farmallenthusiast t1_jcwcn8l wrote
Wild. We grew up rowing to Skull from our grandparents place and playing there.
ennuiacres t1_jcvkh6p wrote
Low tide walk across Hale Passage.
chiefswoneaglesloose OP t1_jcvkux2 wrote
Only tribal members are allowed on the island unless you have an invitation.
ennuiacres t1_jcvq7f3 wrote
Yes.
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