This mural was a collaborative project between the Lummi Cedar
Project (Community Partner) Tami Chock. NWIC's Art History Class
taught by Ramon Murillo and WWU's Art History Class taught by
Julia Sapien Both are the (Instructional component of the
project). This project was a group effort brought together by
the Centers for Service Learning at Northwest Indian College and
at Western Washington University. The project was meant to
foster a sense of cultural understand between Lummi and
Bellingham and to build bridges and break barriers, as well as
work to end some stereotypes that exist. The artwork will find
its permanent home at the Lummi Youth/Teen Center. The artwork
depicted represents thoughts, ideas and heartfelt dialogues and
discussions that the Lummi Cedar Project hosted and invited
Elders and other members of the community to participate in.
Lummi really opened up their homes to allow the students to
enter and be able to complete this work!