Orca, the lord of the ocean, symbolizes the warmth of community and shared memories representing communication, intuition and harmony in coast First Nations culture. The "Spirit of the traveller" guardian symbol of good, comforts and protects the wandering and leads them back when the time comes. Orcas will often stay their whole life with the same pod and raise each calf with care. Orcas travel in large family groups, working together to protect all members of their pod.