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Strickdbs t1_jcvk7my wrote

Reply to comment by chiefswoneaglesloose in The US government killed Lummi orphans for their land. White people continue to live on the murdered orphans land. This is the land that is beachfront in the middle of the reservation. by chiefswoneaglesloose

My understanding is it’s a sacred place to the lummi, and there’s people buried out there.

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chiefswoneaglesloose OP t1_jcvkl4a wrote

Yeah, I was shown the burial site. It is a sacred place.

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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.

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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.

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Farmallenthusiast t1_jcwcn8l wrote

Wild. We grew up rowing to Skull from our grandparents place and playing there.

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