Lummi

The Lummi (/ˈlʌmi/ LUM-ee; Lummi: Xwlemi [χʷləˈmi]; also known as Lhaq'temish, or People of the Sea), governed by the Lummi Nation, are a Native American tribe of the Coast Salish ethnolinguistic group in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe primarily resides on and around the Lummi Indian Reservation, at 48°45′59″N 122°38′20″W / 48.76639°N 122.63889°W / 48.76639; -122.63889 to the west of Bellingham and 20 miles (32 km) south of the Canadian border, in western Whatcom County.