Makah
Americannoun
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a member of an American Indian people of the Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington.
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the Wakashan language of the Makah.
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The king-of-the-salmon got its name from the Makah, Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest coast who believed the species led salmon back to their spawning grounds, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
“What’s important in all of this is beginning to recognize how diverse the Pacific Northwest is and how we depend on each other,” said G. Chad Bowechop, vice chairman for the Makah Tribe.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024
At 112’s end, spot twin offshore sea stacks named Sail and Sea Rocks and find Neah Bay’s Makah Museum.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
“We’re definitely grateful,” said Nate Tyler, the treasurer of the Makah Tribe, whose coastal reservation in Washington State is increasingly exposed to flooding.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022
None of them wanted to go; Neah Bay was their home, Mom was starting to learn the Makah language, and the whale hunt had brought the tribal community together.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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