Jim's First Grandson
Keet Tlein James Dangel Lorrigan
born June 24, 2001 at 7:32 PM Alaska Standard Time
in Sitka, Alaska
weighing 8 pounds or 3.64 kilos and 20.5 inches in length
proud parents are Helen Dianne Dangel and Jack Clemens Lorrigan
of Sitka
Helen before
Helen herself at 8 months
Before birth, but later born in Sitka
Helen at Work
Keet James Dangel Lorrigan
Keet a little unhappy
Helen trying to rest
Helen, Jack, and Keet
Great Grandfather Gene Craig and Helen
Grandpa Jim, Helen, and Keet
New Parents!
Day Two!
Helen, Keet, and Ruth Jones, auntie and main photographer.
Keet means killer whale in Tlingit
A Killer Whale Crest Designed by Danny Hoffay in 2001.
Keet in Tlingit means killer
whale.
My Slovene cousin tells me that in Slovenian kit
means
whale.
In Slovene the sound of i is as our eso the
name
is the same!
In Russian it is also the same for whale (K, an e that looks like an
upside
down N, and T).
Grandpa Jim and Little Jim
Keet 2 weeks and 1 day old with a Killer Whale!
CREATION OF KILLERWHALE
Naatslanei was a great hunter and respected in his village.
Naatslanei liked to hunt and fish with his three brothers-in-law.
The three brothers were jealous of Naatslanei and left him on a reef
at
low tide to drown when the tide covered the reef.
The youngest brother didn't want to leave him, but he couldn't help.
A loon appeared and took Naatslanei to a secret world inside the
reef. Here were people like him who put him in a bubble and he drifted
to shore.
Naatslanei's wife was contacted and told to bring his tools to him
secretly.
He carved a mean looking monster which he called "Keet".
The first one did not swim - but after carving the second one of
yellow cedar, it began to swim.
"I have created you to avenge a wrong-doing. Three men will be in a
canoe.
Dispose of the two bad ones but don't harm the youngest."
The killerwhale eliminated the two brothers and swam back to shore.
Naatslanei then ordered the killerwhale to never harm man again and
let
Keet go.
Courtesy of Goldbelt Corporation, Juneau, Alaska
There
are newer pages now of pictures of Keet up till and on his 3rd birthday.
And the
same as a movie that takes time to download but cute.
James R. Dangel
P.O. Box 219
Sitka, Alaska 99835 USA
Phone: 907-747-3348
Email:
Hiding my address underneath to
avoid getting spam and unsolicited viruses has not worked very well.
You will have
to type in my email address from the picture file above. Perhaps you
will
also have to verify that you are a real person and not a robot if you
are
not in my mailing list. I apologize, but I know of no other good way to
limit
the junk mail.
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