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Sacred duty: Bring Sk’aliCh’elh-tenau home

Research by leading NAGPRA experts agree there is a strong case to be made that Sk’aliCh’elh-tenau qualifies for return under NAGPRA
“Just to give a little background, under NAGPRA it requires the return of some Native American cultural items to the people that they came from. And Sk’aliCh’elh-tenau is sacred to the Lummi and has vast cultural importance to them. And while it’s a little bit nontraditional to apply NAGPRA to southern resident Orca it falls within the letter of the law pretty clearly.”

“The NAGPRA experts that we’ve spoken to across the country think we have a high likelihood of success here.”

“In this case, we have on our side scientists, lawyers, biologists, and experts from all walks of life who are all rallying behind the safe return of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenau to her home. I think with that combined intelligence and research and science if there’s a good chance to reintroduce her, and I think there is, that we’ll be successful and I’m hopeful that that’s the outcome of this case.”

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