Whale Got Stranded in Oregon, a Native Community Turned the Tragedy Into a Revival of a Traditional Practice [View all]
It seems they tried there best to get the whale back into the water.
Whale Got Stranded in Oregon, a Native Community Turned the Tragedy Into a Revival of a Traditional Practice
Members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians salvaged a beached whale’s remains, a practice that hadn’t been performed in generations
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-a-humback-whale-got-stranded-in-oregon-a-native-community-turned-the-tragedy-into-a-revival-of-a-traditional-practice-180987812/?is_pocket=1&utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent December 9, 2025 9:57 a.m.
Experts spent two days trying to save the whale, which weighed roughly 20,000 pounds. West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network
For the first time in generations, an Indigenous tribe in Oregon has harvested a whale, turning a tragedy into an opportunity to revive a traditional cultural practice.
Whale Got Stranded in Oregon, a Native Community Turned the Tragedy Into a Revival of a Traditional Practice
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Members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians salvaged a beached whale’s remains, a practice that hadn’t been performed in generations
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