LYW Episode 41, Oct. 9, 2025: Lummi 'Protector' with Ellie Kinley

Dan Tucker • October 10, 2025

Lummi Protector with Tah-Mahs

Ellie Kinley


This week, Kevin & Dan sit down with Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley of Lummi Nation to talk about the coming statue, 'The Protector', which will be a beacon in the region for native Lummi fishermen and all those sailing through the area to recognize the ancestral home of the Lummi people, and remind us all of the connection to sea and to place that we share here in Whatcom and the northern sound.

Listen in as Ellie talks about the statue, the meaning, and how Lummi is reintroducing the idea of 'home' to youth.

To learn more, visit SacredSea.org

Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley talks with Kevin and Dan in the studio. Photo: Susan Lindsay

Listen to this episode:

Ellie Kinley at one of the first SeaFeasts that began building the idea

for 'The Protector'

News in this episode:

Bellingham SeaFeast wraps with a success
Blaine Oysterfest and Seaside Bash approaches

Sacred Sea brings 'The Protector' statue to Lummi Island

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