Yelkanum Seclamatan

Yelkanum Seclamatan (/jɛlˈkeɪnəm səˈklæmətən/ yel-KAY-nəm sə-KLAM-ə-tən; Nooksack: Y'elʔqáy'nem Selh'émeten [jˀəlʔˈqæjˀnəm səˈɬʼəməˌtən]; died April 1911), also known as Chief Jim, Indian Jim, Lynden Jim, or Squahalish Jim, was chief of the Nooksack Indians in the late 19th century. His first name has variously been spelled Yellakanim, Yallakanum, or Yellow Kanim, and his last name Seklameten or Seclamatum.

Yelkanum Seclamatan
Y'elʔqáy'nem Selh'émeten
Nooksack leader
Personal details
BornSquahalish, Washington
DiedLynden, Washington
Spouse(s)Fannie
Clara Tennant
RelationsNina (sister; died 1875)
Children
Nickname(s)Lynden Jim or Indian Jim

Life
  • Clara Tennant, one of Yelkanum's wives

In the late 1870s, Yelkanum contributed portions of his land to be used in the construction of a Nooksack Indian Methodist School[1] 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 Lummi wife Clara Tennant. However, three months after their marriage Clara died of pneumonia.[1]

Yelkanum's death was announced in The Bellingham Herald on April 27, 1911.[2] At the time he lived with his granddaughter Emily Williams.

References
  1. Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Jim Yellakanim: Nooksack chief, ca. 1898". Lcweb2.loc.gov. April 27, 1911. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
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