What is now called Mount Baker, the Lummi people called it Komo Kulshan, an Indian name.
Komo Kulshan translates to "white, shining mountain" or "great white watcher", and his two wives, Duh-hwahk, meaning "clear sky," and Whaht-kway meaning "fair maiden".
For many centuries, the Lummi's would go to the mountain for hunting and gathering of food, and vision quests as it is said, in time in memorium.  Running off the mountain is the Nooksack River. Salmon run in these waters. An important specie to the Lummi diet.  Standing on the left side of the picture is a young man in a cedar regalia head gear. Cedar is important and vital to the people in the Pacific Northwest for canoes, homes and clothes.  The majestic eagle is depicted in flight. A powerful brother, the Lummi uses its feathers in their regalia.
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