Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025

United We Stand: Where Justice, Love, and Freedom Prevail
Celebrated January 18th, 2025.

View of whole room
People cutting fabric to make a blanket
Black Student Coalition tabling
Blanket making
People cutting fabric to make a blanket
Speaker stands at a podium
People standing for a speaker
Native American drum line plays in front of the crowd
Panel speakers sitting in chairs on a stage
Bags of donations sitting on a table
Blanket making
Woman standing and wearing traditional Native American skirts

BIPOC in the Outdoors Film Festival 2024

Hosted by the Ethnic Student Center, Black Student Coalition, and Outdoor Center.
November 15th and 16th, 2024.

Group of organizers posing at front of screening room
Staff members at the raffle
BSC tabling in lobby
BSC employee and BRC director pose with crowns
Staff members pose at the front of the screening room
Student staff members pose with crowns
Speaker and student staff member pose for a picture

Indigenous Fashion Show 2024

Presented by the Native American Student Association, Northwest Indian College, Native Arts 360, and the Lummi Nation School.
November 8th, 2024.

Model showing off their attire and bag
Model showing off their sweatshirt and hat
Model showing off their traditional attire
Person showing off their attire
Model group photo
Model showing the Palestinian flag that's stitched onto the back of their jacket
Person singing into a microphone
Model showing off their traditional attire
Model showing off their traditional attire
Model group photo
Model showing of their ribbons on their jacket
Model waving while showing off their jacket
Model showing of their attire with a dagger in their hand
Model showing off their shirt
Back of shirt with empowering words for indigenous people
Model showing off their dress

Indigenous People's Day 2024

One People
Celebrated October 14th, 2024.

Speaker talks with their hands
Audience members sitting on bleachers
A speaker addresses the crowd from a podium
People grabbing food
Indigenous people preforming and playing a drum
Three people standing behind a podium
Two tribal members facing the crowd
Speaker addresses the audience wearing some traditional attire
Two speakers joyfully talk into their mic
Crowd clapping
Four people lined up in traditional attire
DJ Big Rez addresses the crowd
People with their hands raised to pay respect and gratitude
Audience members clapping, many are standing on bleachers

Juneteenth 2024

These pictures were taken at the Juneteenth flag raising ceremony hosted by the Black Student Coalition. 
Celebrated June 12th, 2024.

Student speaking at a podium outdoors.
Student speaking at a podium outdoors
Students preparing their plates of food
Black Student Coalition's Coordinator giving a speech
Juneteenth Flag
Students clapping
Students clapping
Student speaking at a podium outdoors
Students preparing their plates of food
Juneteenth Flag
Student speaking at a podium outdoors

Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American Heritage Month Festival 2024

Connected Roots Collective Futures
May 14th, 2024.

Speakers on APIDA panel
Person playing a string instrument on stage
APIDA student performance
Students posing with blue and white fans
Students performing with blue and white fans
Speakers on APIDA panel
People prepare their plates with food
Crowd at APIDA festival
Two students dance while holding white and blue fans.
Timeline at APIDA festival

2024 Spring Powwow and Coastal Jam

Education for Empowerment
Presented by the Native American Student Association and the Office of Tribal Relations.
May 3rd and 4th, 2024.

People in traditional clothing holding flags
Lummi Seafood Market's table inside Carver Gym
Dancers in traditional attire
Dancer in traditional attire
Young dancers in traditional attire
Dancer in traditional attire
NASU members walking
Two women in traditional attire
Dancer in traditional attire
Person dressed in traditional attire holding their baby
Dancers in traditional attire
Close up of a member of the color guard
The back of a dancer's outfit showing many ribbons and traditional patterns
View of room with dancers in the background and a drum circle
View of entire room
Close up of a member of the color guard
Entire room shot
Vender Aletha Ballew selling jewelry

Indigenous People's Day 2023

Smoke Signals: Messages From Mother Earth
Celebrated October 9th, 2023.

Crowd at Indigenous Peoples Day celebration
People waiting in line for food
Performance in Community Building
Performance in Community Building
Performer
Crowd claps after performance
Performance in Community Building
Speaker stands at a podium
Speaker stands at a podium in Wex'liem Community Building
Person places food onto someone's plate

ESC Archives

Photos taken in the 2010s of the old ESC space.

Students sitting together in a shared space
ESC staff pose for a group photo
Student holding an instrument
Student with a guitar in black and white
ESC staff pose for a group photo
ESC staff pose for a group photo
Students sitting together in a shared space