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The Makah Tribe owns the Makah Indian Reservation on the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula; it includes Tatoosh Island. They live in and around the town of Neah Bay, Washington, a small fishing village. Tribal census data from 1999 show that the Makah Tribe has 1,214 enrolled members; some 1,079 live on the reservation.
The treaty set aside what is now the Makah Reservation for the Makah people to reside in. [9] Though the treaty included many rules and regulations, one of the most well known agreements in the treaty is that it allowed the Makah to legally hunt whales, making it the only treaty between the United States and a tribe that allows for the hunting ...
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.
The oral history of the Makah mentions a "great slide" which engulfed a portion of Ozette long ago. The Makah Museum opened in 1979 and displays replicas of cedar long houses as well as whaling, fishing, and sealing canoes. [7] Ozette was occupied prior to frequent European visitation.
Sustainable reef net fishing is a salmon harvesting technique created and used by Lummi and Coast Salish Indigenous people over 1,000 years. In WA’s northern waters, Lummi keep sustainable ...
Makah Indian Reservation: 1,356 27,950 On Cape Flattery in Clallam County: Muckleshoot Indian Reservation: 3,300 3,850 Southeast of Auburn in King County: Nisqually Indian Reservation: 588 4,800 Western Pierce County and eastern Thurston County: Nooksack Indian Reservation: 1,800 2,500 Town of Deming, Washington in western Whatcom County
The Fish Wars were a series of civil disobedience protests by Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. These protests, coordinated by tribes around the Puget Sound, pressured the U.S. government to recognize fishing rights granted by the Treaty of Medicine Creek.
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Makah Cultural and Research Center Online Museum Exhibit History and culture of the Makah tribe; includes images from Tatoosh Island. Research summaries, scientific articles, photographs of Tatoosh Island and its organisms, and a video interview of ecologists Cathy Pfister and Tim Wootton