Overseeing the delivery of Health Care to Native American people in the Northwest

Lummi Tribe of Indians The Lummi Reservation is seven miles northwest of Bellingham, Washington, in the western portion of Whatcom County, 95 miles north of Seattle. The reservation is a five-mile long peninsula which forms Lummi Bay on the west, Bellingham Bay on the east, with a smaller peninsula of Sandy Point, Portage Island and the associated tidelands. The Lummi Nation signed the treaty of Point Elliot in 1855, ceding much of their lands in western Washington. In return they received a reservation that originally covered 15,000 acres. Today, approximately 12,000 acres remain in Indian control. Tribal Health and Prevention Programs General comprehensive medical and dental, WIC, family planning, community health outreach (CHR) and health education Community health services include mental health, nutritionist, and environmental health programs Two psychiatrists and a pediatric dentist are on contract as consultants The Lummi Nation operates an ambulatory direct care facility. The user population in 1998 was 4,442. Contact Information: Roni Scates 2592 Kwina Rd. Bellingham, WA 98226 Phone: 360-384-0464 ext 504 Email: ronis@lummi-nation.bia.edu