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Portrait of Darrell Hillaire Tse-sum-ten

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The person behind the conversation

Bio & achievements

Darrell Hillaire Tse-sum-ten is Lummi, a former chairman of the Lummi Nation and executive director of Setting Sun Circle, previously known as Children of the Setting Sun Productions. His work brings film, education and community storytelling to Lummi histories and relationships with land, water and salmon.

  • Former chairman of the Lummi Nation
  • Executive director of Setting Sun Circle

Meet the guest

Darrell Hillaire Tse-sum-ten

Who are we without salmon?

Darrell Hillaire Tse-sum-ten shares his perspective on salmon, cultural identity and restoration.

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Salmon, identity and restoration

Lummi perspectives and salmon

  • Darrell’s own perspective on salmon and the sea
  • The relationship between community, place and orcas
  • Why one speaker’s account must not stand for every Indigenous Nation