Se’Si’Le (saw-see’-law) is the Lummi Indian word for “our grandmother.”
Our Mission is to utilize Indigenous ancestral knowledge for the benefit of our Mother Earth, Indigenous lifeways, and for future generations.
We offer strategies and plans to protect Indigenous sacred sites, areas, resources, and landscapes, and to promote the understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing the nature of Nature.
Logging Industry Clearcuts in Washington State
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the Forest Service, is trying to take away crucial environmental protections for 45 million acres of public forests.
Right now, the agency is seeking public comments on its plan to eliminate the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which would open up our forests to for-profit corporations involved in logging and road construction for development.
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT NOW! It's critical for protecting Mother Earth and preserving Tribal sovereignty. Comment before the September 19th deadline!
September 2025
Xaalh and the Way of the Masks:
Honoring Ourselves, the Lands, Waters, and Forests
This campaign will bring attention to the emergent and urgent threats of the Trump Administration to indigenous lands, waters, forests, and lifeways in the Pacific Northwest.
The two-week campaign in September of 2025 will hold events in tribal communities, public venues and places of worship in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.
Cultural Enrichment
Se'Si'Le programs to educate and motivate
Publications
Articles & Books Created by Se'Si'Le
