Makah
Americannoun
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Makahs,
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Makah
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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
With both the Makah and Shoalwater Bay reservations on the Pacific Ocean, they are particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise, the lawsuits state.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
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
“I started going out with him when I was 10,” said Arnold, a Makah tribal fisherman.
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
Makahs and Yakamas challenge state fishing laws, citing the supremacy of treaties.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Check back with the Makahs and put this outing on your list for later days, but don’t forget it.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2021
The Makahs originally came from the west coast of Vancouver's Island.
From Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California by Caroline C. Leighton
The Makahs select the time of the full moon as an especially favorable one to communicate with the Great Spirit.
From Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California by Caroline C. Leighton
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