10/12/2026
Blessings to all on this Indigenous Peoples Day.
Tomorrow is the ✨2026 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration ✨
Answering the Call of our Ancestors
📅 Monday, October 12, 2026
🕠 Doors open: 5:30 p.m. (with dinner service)
🎤 Program: 6:00–8:00 p.m.
💃 Jam + dancing: 8:00 p.m.–late
📍 Location: Lummi Nation School
2334 Lummi View Dr, Bellingham, WA
Please join our local community in celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
This year’s theme is: Answering the Call of our Ancestors. This year our young people will be taking the stage and making meaning of this year’s theme. What is the calling from our previous generations and how do we answer their message?
This year's event will be joined by multiple Native youth Councils from around Whatcom County. Student speakers and performers from Lummi Nation School, Nooksack Education Department, Bellingham School District and Western Washington University. We will enjoy a community dinner catered by local caterer Seawolf Surf n Turf managed by local business owner Cesarita Ballew. DJ Big Rez will be returning as the host DJ and Emcee for this event. Singing, dancing and jam out to follow the program! All drum groups are welcome to jam. Host drum group is the Lhaqtemish Singers.
🌎 All are welcome! This family-friendly, intergenerational community event for everyone in Whatcom County.
🍽️ Dinner, community, student speakers, music, and dancing — come celebrate with us!
This event is sponsored by the Community Consortium for Cultural Recognition.
