Whatcom Hereditary Head Qui-ench Chieftain by Succession

U.S. Federal Congress took Recognition in Qui-ench Kwina by 1892 who delivered the Secretary of the Interior Message to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session in the Fifty-Second Congress quote stated "The Hereditary Qui-ench, Kwina of Lummi" was recognized and is recorded by the most critical and credible legal witness recognizing Absolute Qui-ench as Sovereign in Statue of Lummi through U.S. Congress.   

Kwina Hereditary Chiefs

The Hereditary Kwina Chieftain spans for thousands of years by Birthright and concedes to Kwina Oral Tradition. Down below we have history that shares over 500 years through the Kwina line by genealogical succession in Ancient Custom, Cultural Tradition and Spiritual Sche-lang-en:

Qui-ench of Whatcom

The Lhaq'temish

Head Sovereign of the House of Kwina

- Chief Babolza Koma Kulshan Kwina   Abt. 1745

- Qui-ench Suit's Ula Auwh Kwina         1770

- Chief Sa-Hop-KaN Kwina                      1790-1834 (Died in a Wigwam)

- Chief Chow it SooT Kwina                      1820-1854 (Treaty Signer)

- Chief George Celic Kwina                      1810

- Chief Qui-ench Henry-Henry Kwina   1834-1926

Sovereign Lummi Hereditary Kwina Chieftain Exiled Government after: 1913.

- Chief Qui-ech Peter Kwina                    1871- 1951

- Qui-ench Marion Kwina                          1906-1994

- Qui-ench Kirby Kwina                             1928-1996

- Qui-ench Raven Wolf Kwina                  1978- Current

Inauguration:

Qui-ench Raven Wolf Kwina's inauguration is scheduled for late 2024 with Lummi and Nooksack Chieftain family and Community solely based in relationship with the Federal Government. Details coming by summer 2024.

By law, Qui-ench Raven Wolf Kwina is the hereditary Sovereign Queen of all Lummi Nation and is in application for Sovereign-to-Government relationship in coming Federal acquisition. Qui-ench Raven Wolf Kwina is a black letter law Chieftain with true passion for Lummi Nation and the Salish region aiding complete real law by order with the highest standard for perfection. We recognize in absolute and perfect law by works adding with faith we hold in Qui-ench's love for her People and our tenacious respect in honor to serve in truth in strength and honesty with the deepest love for compassionate work for the betterment in all things for our People, for our Community - now and the future-- this work never ends in Creator's Kingdom!

"Creator's Love is the central to Life in Purpose."

A'ho!

* Lummi Nation is dedicated to Native America Sovereignty and holds covenant law by United States Constitutional and Federal jurisdiction for our People. High Council will serve as a mouthpiece for Lummi Nation serving matters concerning and forthcoming from Tribal Clan Chieftain to help guide in community needs with closer involvement in ways in which serve our People together with vigor in aptitude and good timing. 

"There Will Be Better Threading and Sound Mind

for Ways in Which We Will Thrive, Lummi Nation."

                The Future is Something New from Old to New and Back Again.               

-- Qui-ench Kwina

HOUSE OF KWINA

- Heir Apparent Royal Qui-ench Chief Qui-ench Peter Henry Kwina

- Heir Apparent Chief Qui-ench Helen Marion Henry Kwina

- Heir Absolute Apparent Royal Chief Qui-ench Henry Kirby Henry Kwina,                       

Born to Qui-ench Kirby Henry Kwina, is to Qui-ench Raven Wolf Kwina.             

**** Chief Henry Kwina was Chief of the Lhaq'temish Luminara for 64 years and was declared the Founder of Lummi Nation as Hereditary Qui-ench Chieftain. 

-  International Laws apply to The direct Sovereign Qui-ench Kwina, of The Salish Whatcom Lhaq'temish as the Legal Sovereign by Birthright, adding Common Law, Federal Law, State and Tribal. Hereditary "KWINA" is legally acknowledged as an authentic legal Sovereign by U.S. Congress and several other international entities as Sovereign Heads themselves. By Law, Sovereigns never stop being Sovereign, even if the Government is in Exile as being Sovereign, it is an unbreakable fact via International, U.S. Federal, Tribal and State Law. Sovereigns are Absolute in all divisions of Law, this is an unchangeable law no man can change. Hereditary Chief of Lummi is a Direct Succession recorded by Scholars and Historians, Newspapers, U.S. Congress and The Qui-ench Henry Kwina Orally in Newspaper Print by Interview. By Law, broken laws do not change Sovereign State in Statue for Status for Lummi Nation: Qui-ench Kwina is Legal Hereditary Chieftain by Law.*

* Church politics and Military force broke Chief Henry Kwina Hereditary Chieftain Tradition through high duress and by 1913, by then illegally installed of August Martin who was from Muckleshoot Tribe and not because Muckleshoot, or the Martin Family is to blame, it's beyond the Church, it was the U.S. Government in bidding for the Catholic Church coming from the Crown of Europe on a political Agenda to convert "the Indian" to the Crown's own liking, used  in "federal image" that which by force was being installed upon Native American tribes, which was in fact is recorded by U.S. Congress and several Indian Agents by historical and factual legal recourse by evidence, as here this very incident in truth for facts, Hereditary Qui-ench Henry Kwina follows historically. This traumatic event changed the never-ending broken Salish Kwina Family Chieftain Sche'lang'en with successive hereditary Chieftain inside excessive threats of death and deadly force, as recorded by Governor Stevens own words promising  NW Seattle, Clallam, and Salish Kwina region territory, "up to our knees in blood" indeed we'd find ourselves if we "resisted the treaty." By force, after this installment of fear, Head Chieftain Henry Qu-ench Kwina was stripped of his Sovereign Territorial Government, passed on from our ancient Kwina Chief Salish Whatcom Sche'lang'en Traditions instead to be given over to hwa-ni-tum/ xwelitem to "foreign external political influence by force" with importantly, an invalid basis of law attached acquiring nothing real concerning black letter law by rule and for referencing this very crime in illegal events void and moot.

*(Please see "History Video" and the rest of the Kwina Family pages to adjust and for logic sake in historic events.)

Finalizing this matter: U.S. Federal Congress takes Recognition in Qui-ench Kwina as "The Hereditary Qui-ench, Kwina of Lummi" as such quoted is recorded by the most critical and credible legal witness recognizing Absolute Sovereign Statue through U.S. Congress.          

**** Chief Henry Kwina was Chief of the Lhaq'temish Luminara for 64 years and was declared the Founder of Lummi Nation as Hereditary Qui-ench Chieftain. 

*** Spain Identified the Tribe "Luminara" as an actual adaptation of the Tribal Name of the "Nuh Lummi" or Lummi First Nation Tribal Name given to us by Spanish explorers. 

Sub-Chiefs

Clan Chiefs & Time Length:

- SubChief Hoe-Badook  was sub-Chief from 1859-1874, named Whilano ("David Crockett")  “Whai-lan-hu” Crockett Xwaile’Nəxw (First Catholic Chief).

- SubChief Washington S'h'-cheh-oos, or General Washington - Sub-Chief.

- SubChief Frank Hillaire

- SubChief August Martin     (Catholic Install)                                     1913-1959

- SubChief Norb James     (Catholic Install)                                        June 6, 1960-1966

- SubChief Jim McKay  (Catholic Install)                                             1969-1989

- SubChief Donald Lewis                                                                         1990-2008

- SubChief Bill James                                                                               2008-2020

*SubChiefs are not hereditary to the Kwina bloodline and nor are there any collateral descendent to Kwina, as they do not match as a direct descendent by code of Natural Law. Most of the "SubChiefs" are installs from the Catholic Church and these chiefs are known as ceremonial chiefs mistakenly called 'hereditary' at times when in fact, which is the big difference between legal hereditary royal Sovereign Qui-ench Kwina Chieftain of Lummi Nation, Salish Territory.

** Qui-ench Kwina was Sovereign Head of Lummi Nation by 1996, however, Qui-ench Raven Wolf Kwina waited after Bill James due to love for Lummi and now, the return of Kwina. The Superior Courts of Washington State encouraged Raven Wolf Kwina as a child to return to her Tribe, as well as Marion Kwina by oral instruction of Chieftain Sche'lang'en was received.