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(Courtesy Simon Graf) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7f8888d74f3a2bb4fb06eb/86c65180-418e-4f29-9475-467a0650d60a/03+IMG_20250617_Still+2025-06-17+133734_1.1.1_SimonGraf.jpg Written - Lummi reclaims traditional name for TiLeqw-iLhch at Haida Point - Make it stand out Twin brothers Raven and Free Borsey transport a ceremonial bentwood cedar box from a canoe to the bluff at TiLeqw-iLhch. (Courtesy Simon Graf) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7f8888d74f3a2bb4fb06eb/fe095ff5-8d25-4725-ae7d-462ef49b246c/04+IMG_20250617_Still+2025-06-17+133734_1.5.1_SimonGraf.jpg Written - Lummi reclaims traditional name for TiLeqw-iLhch at Haida Point - Make it stand out A second bentwood cedar box was made by Lummi carver Felix Solomon. The name “Haida Point” was spoken into this box and it was gifted to the Haida delegation, as a gesture of returning their name to them. 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(Courtesy Simon Graf) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7f8888d74f3a2bb4fb06eb/bd261400-0b16-4387-b333-c236dee9292f/07+IMG_20250617_Still+2025-06-17+133734_1.11.1_SimonGraf.jpg Written - Lummi reclaims traditional name for TiLeqw-iLhch at Haida Point - Make it stand out Lummi singer and songwriter Johnnie Bob, at left, composed an original song to celebrate the spirit of place at TiLeqw-iLhch, as a gift to the Haida. (Courtesy Simon Graf) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7f8888d74f3a2bb4fb06eb/27cecd9d-396e-462b-b02e-45fab05f5ac5/08+IMG_3409.jpg Written - Lummi reclaims traditional name for TiLeqw-iLhch at Haida Point - Make it stand out Toward the end of the ceremony, Haida hereditary chief Jim Hart (at left) spread eagle down on the ground. 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