IPRTF considers updated Lummi-approved land acknowledgment, seeks Coast Salish inclusivity

Nov 24, 2025

Task force co-chair Heather Flaherty proposed updating the group's land-acknowledgment language with a Lummi Indian Business Council statement adopted in 2021 and to consult tribes about wording that also includes Nooksack and broader Coast Salish peoples.

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Heather Flaherty raised a proposal to revise the IPRTF's land-acknowledgment by using language adopted by the Lummi Indian Business Council in 2021 and recommended tribal consultation prior to formal adoption.

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