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The Makah are a Native American group that has resided in the Neah Bay area of Seattle Washington for over two thousand years. ... For the bast seventy years the Makah haven’t been allowed to hunt whales because of a treaty that was made between the Makah and the U. ... At that time most of the Makah population had already been wiped out by disease. ... By the 19th century, the number was under 1,000, and by 1910, there were as few as 360 living Makah. ...
On September 21,1998 a federal judge ruled that the Makah could continue with their heritage of whaling. ... For the Makah this was a great day, but for the animal rights activist this was a day of sorrow. ... What they don’t realize is that the Makahs are doing this to regain their tradition that was stripped away from them more than seventy years ago. ... He then quotes “For every whale that dies, a Makah will die. ... We are almost in the 21st century, and if the Makah are not willing to live in this time period, then that’s just too bad! ... What she doesn’t realize is that the Makah don’t kill for fun or sport like most hunters. ... In a tribe that has an unemployment rate of 55% I would think that this hunt is more than just for tradition, but for subsistence. ... There was one time that the whale was given to the Makah. When the Makah received the whale it had already been dead for twelve hours.
Approximate Word count = 1248
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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