The waiver from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a major victory for the Makah tribe, which considers whaling central to its culture.
Two Makah Indian whalers stand atop the carcass of a dead gray whale moments after helping tow it close to shore in the harbor at Neah Bay, Wash., May 17, 1999. The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first whale hunts in decades. since the Makah tribe last harpooned a gray whale, a practice its members consider a sacred tradition but was restricted by federal regulation.
“It provided us a means to meet our nutritional needs, and provided for the exchange of goods throughout the region,” Greene said. “Our community and societal structure is better off for it.”opposed the Makah’s pursuit of whaling, said they’re disappointed with Thursday’s decision. However limited, any whaling jeopardizes gray whale populations, and places theAfter a sharp decline in gray whales, the tribe voluntarily halted whaling in the 1920s.
The first Makah whale hunt in decades could happen as soon as the fall, though it’ll probably occur next year, Greene said.
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