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Makah

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Ma·kah  (mä-kä)
n. pl. Makah or Ma·kahs
1.
a. A Native American people inhabiting the Cape Flattery area of northwest Washington.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Wakashan language of the Makah.
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far from the warmwater lagoons of Baja California, Native American hunters from the Makah tribe have again set out to kill gray whales.
Gray Whales Still at Risk by Berman, Mark / Earth Island Journal
But for Washington state's Makah Indians, capturing a 9-meter-long (30-foot), 30-ton gray whale last May proved a crowning moment for the tribe: the first time in more than 70 years that the Makah hunted and killed a gray whale.
Whale Hunt by Chang, Maria L. / Science World
More than 3,000 people crowded the shores of Neah Bay on the Victoria Day weekend to add their voices of support for the Makah Whale Hunt and sample a West Coast food source, gone untasted for 70 years.
Whaling culture celebrates revival by Wiwchar, David / Wind Speaker
 
 
 
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