Howard Garrett: On the Life and Death of the Orca Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut

Howard Garrett (Orca Network) remembering the southern resident orca Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut and his nearly thirty year fight to bring Toki home to the Salish Sea. “Toki's legacy is building, building, building by the day… She wasn't just a circus animal. She was a member of the southern residents.”Shownotes:0:00 The voice of Toki.4:57 How Howard started fighting to bring Toki home7:50 “I really feel like she would have thrived and been thrilled and so relieved to be in her familiar waters.”14:16 A superpod wake for Toki?15:55 The Lummi Nation's fight for Toki.20:05  The origins of Toki's names and becoming Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut.21:44 “Her tank violated the very dismal standard of the animal welfare act…”30:15 Getting the news that she was gone.34:00 Toki's legacy.43:00 Toki speaks.Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about environments, oceans, and orcas.Join the Pod……https://www.patreon.com/mobydollSubscribe to the Skaana newsletter: https://substack.com/@skaanapod?utm_source=profile-page Spotify……………www.bit.ly/spotify-skaanaApple Podcasts………www.skaana.caThe Orca Bites Podcast (on anchor)………www.orcabites.com–Skaana home……www.skaana.orgSkaana on Medium……www.orcatales.comOur Latest Orca Videos…www.jpod.news–Facebook…………https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/Twitter……………https://twitter.com/leirenyoungInstagram…………https://www.instagram.com/skaanapod/Howard Garrett at a marine conference in Vancouver in 2017Support Our GuestOfficial Website Orca Network: https://www.orcanetwork.org/Instagram: untillolitaishomeTwitter or X or whatever: https://twitter.com/SalishorcasToki TV: https://www.youtube.com/@TokiTV2022  Howard Garrett meeting Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young in happier times at a conference in 2017 in Vancouver. A story by Mark about Toki in The Times Colonist: Comment: Remembering Tokitae: The last southern resident orca in captivityBooks for sale and Classes from Team Skaana**Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking!** Audio books by Mark Leiren-Young (Killer Whale Who Changed the World, Orcas Everywhere & Never Shoot a Stampede Queen) on Audible.com https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Mark+Leiren-YoungThe Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1qOrcas Everywhere; Orcas of the Salish Sea & Big Whales, Small World: http://www.orcaseverywhere.comPaint the Ocean You Wish to See with Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://orcapaint.netThe Force of Doubt by Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://books2read.com/forceofdoubt Subscribe to the Skaana newsletter at Substack: https://skaanapod.substack.com/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/skaana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.