Northwest Indian College - Beliefs

Beliefs

The College maintains four core Lummi Beliefs:

  • Selalexw
    • Our strength comes from the old people. From them we receive our teachings and knowledge and the advice we need for our daily lives.
  • Schtengexwen
    • We are responsible to protect our territory. This means we take care of our land and the water and everything that is on it and in it.
  • Xwlemichosen
    • Our culture is our language. We should strengthen and maintain our language.
  • Lengesot
    • We take care of ourselves, watch out for ourselves, and love and take care of each other.

Read more about this topic:  Northwest Indian College

Famous quotes containing the word beliefs:

    “It’s an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.”
    —Lillian Hellman (1907–1984)

    “Both Eliot and Pound condense; their best verse is weighted—Pound’s, with sensual experience primarily, and Eliot’s with beliefs. Where the mind’s life is concerned the senses produce images, and beliefs produce dramatic cries. The condensation is important.”
    —R.P. Blackmur (1904–1965)

    “Other people’s beliefs may be myths, but not mine.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)