Recent Press
05.17.18 – State Honors Lummi Nation for its emergency response to escaped Atlantic salmon – The Seattle Times
5.11.18 – Tokitae’s return is part of larger vision to protect and restore the Salish Sea – op-ed by Lummi Nation Chairman Jay Julius for The Bellingham Herald
5.27.18 – Lummi Nation tribe marches with activists for release of Lolita, captive orca – Local 10 News Miami
5.29.18 – Lummi prayers, songs at Seaquarium just start of effort to free captive whale – Seattle Times
5.29.18 – Lummi Nation finishes march in Miami for Lolita the whale, trainer criticizes efforts – Seattle PI
5.29.19 – Tribu nativa vuelve al acuario de Miami para pedir liberación de orca Lolita – Mundo Hispánico
5.29.18 – Lummi Nation criticized for activism at Miami Seaquarium – KMGI News Talk
5.29.18 – Activists arrive at Miami Seaquarium with totem pole carved by Lummi Nation – KPUG The Sports Leader
5.28.18 – CBC Vancouver affiliate (at 8min 30sec, same story) – http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1243093059951
5.28.18 – Rapatrier un épaulard de Miami vers la cote ouest pourrait le tuer, dit un expert – ICI Radio Canada
5.27.18 – CBC National – At 8min 5secs – http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1243055683871/
5.27.18 – In protests, Native American tribe members, activists call for Lolita’s release – WSVN 7 News Miami
5.25.18 – Totem was intended to be ‘a part of the tribal culture,’ but vandals left their mark – The Bellingham Herald
5.25.18 – The best things to do in Miami this weekend – Miami News Times
5.24.18 – Miami Seaquarium unwavering in stance regarding Lolita the killer whale – Local 10 News Miami
5.24.18 – Orca Tokitae’s Totem Pole Journey – Earth Island Journal
5.20.18 – Inslee calls Canada pipeline ‘profoundly damaging,’ fears for orcas in surprise deal – Seattle Times
05.15.18 – Water Fest draws up to 4,000 people – Whidbey News-Times
05.14.18 – Critically endangered orcas have governor’s, tribe’s attention – The Seattle Times
05.13.18 – Freeing Lolita from the Miami Seaquarium is a ‘sacred obligation’ for this tribe – Miami Herald
05.13.18 – Lummi Nation calls for release of Tokitae from Miami Seaquarium – The Islands’ Sounder
05.11.18 – A totem pole is the Lummi’s cry to free an orca from captivity – Crosscut
05.11.18 – Lummi Nation sets out on 7,000-mile trip hoping to free orca – Green Wire
05.11.18 – Tokitae’s return is part of their larger vision to protect and restore the Salish Sea – Bellingham Herald
05.10.18 – Lummi Nation begins journey to Miami in effort to bring Puget Sound orca home – KOMO News
05.10.18 – Lummi Nation wants aquarium to return Puget Sound orca – The Columbian
05.10.18 – Lummi tribe begins cross-country campaign to free killer whale ‘Tokitae’ – Q13 FOX
05.10.18 – Seeking to free a Puget Sound orca, Lummi Nation launches trek to Miami – Seattle Times
05.09.18 – Miami Seaquarium says Lummi Nation’s calls to release killer whale ‘reckless and cruel’ – Q13 FOX
05.09.18 – This Orca Was Stolen From Puget Sound. The Lummi Nation Want Her Back – KCTS9
05.09.18 – Lolita the orca was taken from Puget Sound. The Lummi want her back – KUOW
05.08.18 – ‘She was stolen:’ Lummi Nation heads to Florida in effort to bring ‘Lolita’ back home – KOMO News
05.04.18 – A journey of love and justice – Animal Voices
News from SacredSea.org
Farmers working to save wild salmon!
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article216618980.html
Whatcom County agricultural and conservation communities unite in a rescue mission
Whatcom County farming volunteers assisted the Department of Fish and Wildlife and other conservation agencies rescue salmon and other marine life after water levels dropped along Double Ditch Road.
Lummi Nation feeding Chinook salmon to the emaciated 4 year old blackfish, J-50, in the Salish Sea.
That pain you feel about orcas? The Lummi know it well
Helping our relatives. That’s what Darrell Hillaire calls the project to offer salmon to the young whale known as J50.
Saving the orcas: meetings, meetings and more meetings
Meetings and more meetings. Comments and more comments. Welcome to the Southern Resident Killer Whale Task Force that’s to come up with policy recommendations to help the distressed orcas.
‘I am sobbing’: Mother orca still carrying her dead calf — 16 days later
Tahlequah is still carrying her dead calf, for a 16th straight day, and researchers fear she could be in danger.