Yelkanum Seclamatan (Nooksack:
Y’elʔqáy’nem Selh’émeten; ; died
AprilApril is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC...
1911), also known as
Chief Jim,
Indian Jim,
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Jim, or
Squahalish Jim, was chief of the
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in the late 1800s. His first name has variously been spelled
Yellakanim,
Yallakanum, or
Yellow Kanim, and his last name
Seklameten or
Seclamatum.
In the late 1870s, Yelkanum contributed portions of his land to be used in the construction of a Nooksack Indian Methodist School by Clara and Rev. John Tennant (after whom Tennant Lake is named).
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Yelkanum Seclamatan (Nooksack:
Y’elʔqáy’nem Selh’émeten; ; died
AprilApril is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC...
1911), also known as
Chief Jim,
Indian Jim,
LyndenLynden is the second largest city in Whatcom County, Washington, and arguably the second most northwestern city in the Contiguous United States, after Blaine...
Jim, or
Squahalish Jim, was chief of the
Nooksack IndiansThe Nooksack are a Native American people in northwestern Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives in the mainland northwest corner of the state near the small town of Deming, Washington , and has over 1,800 enrolled members.In 1971, the tribe was ceded a one acre reservation after...
in the late 1800s. His first name has variously been spelled
Yellakanim,
Yallakanum, or
Yellow Kanim, and his last name
Seklameten or
Seclamatum.
Life
In the late 1870s, Yelkanum contributed portions of his land to be used in the construction of a Nooksack Indian Methodist School by Clara and Rev. John Tennant (after whom Tennant Lake is named). In 1893 Tennant died of a stroke, and ten years later Yelkanum married his
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wife Clara Tennant. However, three months after their marriage Clara died of
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.
Yelkanum's death was announced in
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on April 27, 1911. At the time he lived with his granddaughter Emily Williams.