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The Makah (/ m ə ˈ k ɑː /; Makah: qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌) are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast living in Washington, in the northwestern part of the continental United States. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, commonly known as the Makah Tribe. [1]
The Hoko River Archeological Site complex, located in Clallam County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington, is a 2,500-year-old fishing camp. Hydraulic excavation methods, which were first developed on the site, and artifacts found there have contributed to the understanding of the traditions and culture of the Makah people who have inhabited the northwest for 3,800 years.
Food preservation techniques include fermenting fish and meat in the form of igunaq; Labrador tea; Suaasat: a traditional soup made from seal, whale, reindeer, or seabirds. One common way to eat the meat hunted is frozen. Many hunters will eat the food that they hunt on location where they found it. This keeps their blood flowing and their ...
The Makah tribe originally called themselves "Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx" which roughly translates to "people who live by the rocks and seagulls," however, their neighbors referred to them as the "Makah" meaning "generous with food" which is the name now more commonly used when addressing the tribe. [3]
Other languages do offer hints of European influence, however, for example Navajo: bááh dah díníilghaazhh "bread that bubbles" (i.e. in fat), where "bááh" is a borrowing from Spanish: pan for flour and yeast bread, as opposed to the older Navajo: łeesʼáán which refers to maize bread cooked in hot ashes [7] Likewise, Alutiiq alatiq comes from the Russian: ола́дьи, romanized ...
Access to the island requires written permission of the Makah tribe. The island's name comes from a Makah chief known as Tatoosh [ 2 ] (also Tatooche or Tetacus). Tatoosh Island has been home to Cape Flattery Light , which overlooks the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca , since December 28, 1857.
The Makah Museum also known as the Makah Cultural and Research Center is an archaeological and anthropological museum on the Makah Indian reservation in Neah Bay, Washington.It houses and interprets artifacts from the Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site, a Makah village partly buried by a mudslide at Lake Ozette around 1750, [1] providing a snapshot of pre-contact tribal life.
The Ozette, also known locally as Makah Ozette or Anna Cheeka's Ozette [1] is the oldest variety of potato grown in the Pacific Northwest region. This potato, of the petite heirloom fingerling type, was grown for over two centuries by the Makah tribe native to Washington and was "rediscovered" in the late 1980s.