Christopher Whalawitsa and Tyana Towner, of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Illithiah Jane Whalawitsa on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lb., 13.7 oz., and was 19.5 inches in length at birth.

Maternal grandparents are Addie Simpson and Allen Towner. Paternal grandparents are Jason Whalawitsa and Fauna Ferguson. Great-grandparents are Lois Herman and John Herman.