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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]
Makah Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Makah Native Americans located on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The northern boundary of the reservation is the Strait of Juan de Fuca .
The Ozette Native American Village Archeological Site is the site of an archaeological excavation on the Olympic Peninsula near Neah Bay, Washington, United States.The site was a village occupied by the Ozette Makah people until a mudslide inundated the site around the year 1750. [3]
The Makah, a tribe of 1,500 people on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, is the only Native American tribe with a treaty that specifically mentions a right to hunt whales.
English: A series of United States Indian reservation locator maps, constructed mostly with Tiger/LINE and BIA open data, with supplements from the Canadian and Mexican censuses. Generated on July 24, 2019.
It is also part of the Makah Reservation, [1] and is the northern boundary of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Cape Flattery can be reached from a short hike, most of which is boardwalked. [2] The westernmost point in the contiguous United States is at Cape Alava, south of Cape Flattery in Olympic National Park. However, the ...
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 tribe is located 100 miles away from where Michael Rockefeller, a son of then-New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, disappeared in 1961. He is thought to be a victim of an another Papuan tribe.