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Many tribal members converted to Christianity in the late nineteenth century, influenced by missionaries of the [[Order of Mary Immaculate|Catholic Oblate order.]]<ref>{{CathEncy|wstitle=Lummi Indians}}</ref>
The traditional lifestyle of the Lummi, like many Northwest Coast tribes, consisted of collecting shellfish, hunting game and, most importantly for the men, [[salmon]] fishing. Women prepared and dried the fish, and also gathered and processed plants, such as [[Camassia|camas]],a root vegetable, and different species of berries.
The Lummi developed a fishing technique known as "reef netting," used for taking large quantities of fish in salt water. In the 21st century, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife acknowledges this as the original and best technique for selective fishing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/commercial/salmon/reef_nets.html|title=Fishing & Shellfishing|date=January 22, 2017|website=Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife}}</ref> Lummi historically had reef net sets on Orcas, San Juan, [[Lummi Island, Washington|Lummi]], Fidalgo, and Portage islands, and near Point Roberts and Sandy Point.<ref>[http://www.nwifc.wa.gov/aboutus/documents/BoldtDecision8.5x11layoutforweb.pdf Microsoft Word - Boldt Decision8.5x11 layout for web.doc<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923084100/http://www.nwifc.wa.gov/aboutus/documents/BoldtDecision8.5x11layoutforweb.pdf |date=2006-09-23 }}</ref> Following steady increases in the number of individuals and firms fishing in areas traditionally fished by the Lummi, the nation fought for and gained limited protection under the law for the right to fish in their traditional manner.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ceely|first1=Seth|title=Lummi Fishing Rights and the Law|journal=The Apollonian Revolt|date=2015|url=http://theapollonianrevolt.com/lummi-fishing-rights-and-the-law/|access-date=31 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719203304/http://theapollonianrevolt.com/lummi-fishing-rights-and-the-law/|archive-date=19 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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