Our Hearts Beat as One (Sa'le Q'ewet Netse-lh)

by Julie Trimingham and Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley

Book Overview

Follow the story of Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, the orca also known as Tokitae or Lolita. Stolen from her family in 1970, this Puget Sound orca was sold to the Miami Aquarium where she performed for over 50 years. The Lummi people, a Native tribe in Northwestern Washington State, consider the local orcas to be part of their human family. Members of Lummi Nation worked to bring their relation back home, and succeeded in bringing tribes, politicians, corporations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999527878
• ISBN13: 9780999527870
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Chuckanut Editions
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5