Makah
Americannoun
plural
Makahs,plural
Makah-
a member of an American Indian people of the Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington.
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the Wakashan language of the Makah.
Example Sentences
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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
Coastal tribes like the Makah, who have lived on the shores for uncounted generations, have begun moving their communities to higher ground.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
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
The research is welcome for people like Arnold, the Makah fisherman, who rely on the ocean for sustenance.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 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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