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.
Se’Si’Le is purchasing land on Orcas Island (the ancient village site of Tsil’Whi’Sen), with plans underway to honor this ancient site with programs as part of the vision of Grandmother’s Journey Home.
Programs to be put in place over the next two years will include a 7th gen longhouse, legacy landscaping, trails with historical markers, and a virtual reality dome. We need your help to make this a reality. Please consider making a donation to Se'Si'Le. Learn more...
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.
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Cultural Enrichment
Se'Si'Le programs to educate and motivate
Publications
Articles & Books Created by Se'Si'Le
