Chapter 7: Field Trip to Miami

By: Bonnie Swift

Narrated by: Bonnie Swift

Bonnie flies to Miami to meet Tokitae for the first time. She encounters one unexpected twist after the next. A USDA inspection report later reveals the dismal living conditions that Tokitae was experiencing during this time.©2021 Bonnie Swift Productions, LLC (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC

Unbelievable!

I’ve had a serious obsession with orcas for years, and I’ve followed Tokitae’s story ever since I’ve heard about it. And to hear your actual, personal experience with the Lummi Nation (thank you to all who participated and spoke in this), nonetheless the constant fight to bring her back home, is absolutely touching and surreal! The orca program went on way too long at Seaworld, and the best news of my life was when they were found GUILTY (cause they are) by the court and when they announced they’d stop the breeding program. Those people are so unbelievably shameful. The same for the people who hunted the orcas. No way you don’t know what you’re doing is not wrong when you hear them crying for their mothers the way they did. I can go on for years, so I’m just going to stop here. Thank you so much for sharing, Bonnie! You and everyone fighting for her make me feel like there is hope!

Must Listen! Exceptional Timely So Compelling

Wow just wow. She, and her amazing collaborators from Lummi Nation wraps together a complete case in point of humanity and planet and an amazing creature in crisis. it is a complex story and she does it justice. amazing!!!!!

Hopeful

Bonnie's meeting with Tokitae is touching. In spite of the history, there are some rays of hope. Beautifully told story!