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
No stranger to extractive industries, he worked in Alberta’s tar sand oil fields before working until retirement as a police officer at the Makah Nation, the Quinault Indian Nation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023
A handful of schools in the state use tribal languages for their programs, like Makah, Lushootseed and Quileute.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022
Evacuation was recommended for area residents and the Makah Community Gym was opened as a shelter.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Mom is Makah; she grew up in Neah Bay, in the northwestern edge of Washington State.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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