Giving Back Magazine July 2018 | Page 20

Heritage LHAQ’TEMISH T he Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation hosted members of the Lhaq’temish or Lummi Nation, the original people of Washington State and British Columbia’s coast, as they seek to bring back Tokitae, the killer whale taken from their ancestral waters in the Salish Sea. A 16-foot totem pole carved with the killer whale and seals accompanied them as they crossed the country to Florida to bring attention to their cause. Jewell James, Cody Martinez, Douglas James and Freddie Lane with Buster Ariana Arroyo Neves and Paulina Jimenez Dan Tucker and Henry Murphy Councilmember Joshua Muse, Joshua, Avangeline and Priscilla Muse L Charlene Worrell, Bobo Elliott with Aatin and Harmony 20 GBSAN.COM | JULY 2018 a Sycuan Band de la nación Kumeyaay fue anfitriona de los miembros de Lhaq’temish o Nación Lumni, pueblo originario de las costas de los estados de Washington y British Columbia, que están queriendo revivir Tokitae, la orca sacada de los mares ancestrales de Salish. Un tótem de 16 pies tallado con la orca y focas los acompaña en su travesía por el país hasta Florida, con el objetivo de crear conciencia sobre su lucha.