Makah
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The Makah 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 I
A Makah settlement, c. 1900
A Makah woman, c. 1900
Makah whalers, c. 1910
Makah whalers stripping the flesh from a whale, c. 1910.
Aboriginal whaling
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Aboriginal whaling or indigenous whaling is the hunting of whales by indigenous peoples recognised by either IWC or the hunting is considered as part of indigenous activity by the country. It is permi
Makah
…were more fishermen and hunters, women's activities centered on gathering resources for the family. Makah oral history relates that their tradition of aboriginal whaling has been suspended and re-established several times. Most recently, the practice was suspended in the 1920s because the commercial whaling industry had…
Members from the Makah tribe getting ready to harvest a whale, 1910
Bowhead whale caught in Igloolik, Nunavut in 2002
Lamakera whale hunters in a traditional boat called paledang. 1900.
A dead whale on the beach at Lamakera, surrounded by villagers. 1900.