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November is National Native American Heritage Month. It is an opportunity to commit to learn about the history, culture, and contributions and pay tribute to the rich ancestry and tradition of Tribal Nations. 

Tribute to the Orca is out now! Earlier this year during Orca Action Month, Se’Si’Le, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization based in the Bellingham area collaborated with Salish Sea and Northern Straits Native Nations and NGOs to host an Indigenous-centered event in June at the Seattle Aquarium. We’re excited to share this moving short film highlighting this event and additional interviews. Tribute to the Orca shares Indigenous communities' ancient kinship with orcas and salmon, and the importance of reciprocity in our relationship with our caretaker: Mother Nature. You’ll hear powerful Indigenous voices delivering somber and urgent narratives and learn about the Southern Resident orcas whose survival, like the survival of Indigenous lifeways here in the Pacific Northwest, depends on scha’enexw (the Salmon People).

We invite you to watch this 7-minute film, All Our Relations: Tribute to the Orca. 

Learn about the traditional Native Nations land on which you occupy here.

Learn about National Native American hertiage Month here.

See our past actions!

Check out more actions you can take. We will be updating actions based on what is most impactful and crucial to recovery of the sound, with the support of our partners.