Kurt Russo: "Feeding Our Orca Ancestors"

For thousands of years, the Lummi Nation has been performing ceremonial feedings for killer whales, and continue that tradition today with the Southern Resident killer whales, who are now facing the real possibility of extinction. The Lummi believe the orcas are their ancestors. They recently assisted in a historic intervention to save the ailing calf, J50, who eventually died. Kurt Russo is with the Lummi Nation's Sovereignty and Treaty Protection office.

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Kurt Russo: "Feeding Our Orca Ancestors" is an episode from A-Pod Cast For Killer Whales by Alison Morrow.

This episode is 00:16:47 long.

This episode was published on May 2, 2019.

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