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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002

Tlingit tribal members in Washington held a ceremony on Wednesday for an orphaned orca.

Orcas are sacred in tribal lore. One story tells of an orca being created to save a Tlingit man who was kidnapped.

This time, the humans are trying to save the orca. Scientists are trying to reunite the orca with its mother in Canada.

Members of a Washington dance group, Kuteeya Tlingit, performed songs and dances.

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As old friends, Tlingits bid farewell to orphaned orca (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 6/13)
Baby orca faces grave danger in today's attempt at capture (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 6/13)