Conservationists are thrilled: 6th newborn orca spotted
Source: AP
SEATTLE (AP) Puget Sound's endangered resident orcas have welcomed yet another new addition.
The Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor confirmed on its Facebook page this weekend that a newborn orca designated as J53 was seen traveling Saturday in Haro Strait with a 38-year-old orca known as Princess Angeline.
Conservationists are thrilled. It's the sixth baby born to Puget Sound's three orca pods since last December, boosting their numbers to 82.
Michael Harris, the executive director of the Pacific Whale Watch Association, says the whale watch community is referring to the baby boom as the "class of 2015."
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Newborn orca calf J53 is seen with it's mother J17 off San Juan Island, Wash., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. The Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor confirmed on its Facebook page this weekend that a newborn orca designated as J53 was seen traveling Saturday in Haro Strait with a 38-year-old orca known as Princess Angeline. It's the sixth baby born to Puget Sound's three orca pods since last December, boosting their numbers to 82. (Heather MacIntyre/The Pacific Whale Watch Association via AP)
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(216 posts)Princess Angeline, also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the oldest daughter of Chief Seattle, a Dkhw'Duw'Absh (Duwamish) chief, also known in Lusbootseed as Si'ahl (as well as Sealth, Seathle, Seathl, or See-ahth). She was a familiar figure on the Seattle waterfront until her death in 1896. When Native Americans were removed from Seattle to the reservation she was permitted to remain in her Seattle home.
Her father, for whom Seattle was named, was credited with making a well published speech during the finalization of the transfer of native lands under the Point Elliot Treaty. The. Speech, whose actual existence and exact wording are contested, was reported to be an eloquent plea for respect for Native Americans, and their rights. He demanded the treaty guarantee a right to native burial grounds. He explained the differences between the God of the white people and his own. Finally he made a plea for a respectful treatment of the land and its bounty. The speech has been described as a "powerful, bittersweet plea for respect of Native American rights and environmental values".
Just a quick recap of the source of the Orcas"s name and its historical and cultural significance. Please excuse the sidetracking.
Edited to add: After his historical significance and being the namesake of the regions largest city, Chief S'ahl's tribe, the Duwamish, have never been recognized as an independent tribe, nor provided land of their own that would come from recognition. An oversight long needing redress.