As waves crashed ashore along Whidbey Island, a sense of anxiety filled the air as roughly 100 people gathered for a vigil.
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"I just can’t process it," he said. "I still can’t fathom that what I’ve devoted my life to for 28 years is not a cause anymore. That purpose is gone, but a new purpose comes – her legacy, to tell her story, to make people understand what she lived by." "I’m very angry about what happened to her," said Seidelman, tears welling in her eyes. "Her life was stolen. She was taken from her family, but I do think her legacy is one of patience, love and grace – so, I’m trying to bring that energy to myself."
Talk has begun over the return of Tokitae’s remains to the Pacific Northwest, in a manner which would honor local tribes’ voices.
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