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Remembering Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut

by AC Churchill08/23/202308/30/2023

This Sunday, Lummi Nation, Se' Si' Le', the House of Tears Carvers, and the Port of Friday Harbor will join together in ceremony to celebrate Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut's life.

Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut May Return to the Salish Sea

by admin05/01/202305/31/2023

On March 30, 2023, the Miami Seaquarium announced that it has agreed to partner with Philanthropist Jim Irsay and Friends of Lolita to bring Ska’liCh’elh-tenaut/Tokitae/Lolita back to the Salish Sea.

The Story of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut

by admin10/28/202106/27/2022

"Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut does not belong to any company. She belongs to her family, she belongs to the Salish Sea, she belongs to herself. It is our Xa xalh Xechnging (sacred obligation) to bring her home. Her spirit is strong, as is ours."

Earth Ministry/WAIPL works within the unceded territories of Northwest Native nations. Our office is on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present. Land acknowledgement is one way to resist erasure of Indigenous histories as well as to honor tribes and the land itself.