For the Lummi people, returning Miami's captive orca to the Salish Sea is about saving family

Second of two parts:

In many regards, the conditions of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut’s confinement in a concrete pool have been something of a perverse joke, down to her stage name of “Lolita.”

At the time of …

Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, the last surviving captive Southern Resident orca, has a shot at returning home

First of two parts:

Her Lummi name is Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (pronounced SKA-li CHUKH-teNOT). It references the cove on Whidbey Island where she was captured as a calf in August 1970. She has other …