As tribal canoes from all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond travel to Bella Bella, British Columbia, you can follow their progress and see pictures at www.canoejourneymaps.orgTo see the progress on a map, see map.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee visited the Hoh, Quileute and Makah tribes Friday and heard a number of environmental concerns. See the article in the Peninsula Daily News.
Makah tribal member Ben Johnson, who as chairman, championed the tribe’s first whale hunt in 70 years, passed at Olympic Medical Center March 31 following a heart attack. He was 74. A celebration of life was held April 5 and the obituary submitted by the family can be found here.
Archeologist who led the excavation of Makah’s Ozette village, which he called “Pompeii of America,” passes. http://tinyurl.com/l89lhhf
A fish hook has tied history, culture and the Makah community together in unexpected ways. The čibu·d (pronounced “cha bood”), or halibut hook, became the subject of a student project during an internship with Makah Fisheries Management. “I had a student, Larry Buzzell, come to me wanting to do a project that related to historical […]
The Quinault Indian Nation was heartened to hear the decision to revoke the permits for crude oil shipping terminals in Grays Harbor by the Washington Shorelines Hearing Board. Read about the decision here.
If you aren’t in the mood, don’t weave. It shows up in the work.” That’s one of the many things Quileute tribal member Cathy Salazar has learned after 16 years of basket weaving. “The weave will get too tight or sloppy if you aren’t in the right frame of mind,” said Salazar. Despite years of […]
Gaspar Ramos, 16, strides confidently to the edge of the Quillayute River and drops a hydrolab datasonde that measures water quality parameters into the water. The Makah tribal member has worked with the water quality equipment enough to look like he has been doing it for years. Ramos might one day have a job just […]
The Quinault Indian Nation has closed Lake Quinault to non-tribal fishing until further notice due to concerns about sockeye populations and reported enforcement problems. Details of the nation’s decision are here.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Makah Tribal Council signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to reaffirm their integral partnership, cooperation and coordination in pollution prevention and response during a ceremony at the Jackson Federal Building in Seattle, April 12. “This MOA will solidify an enduring relationship for decades to come,” said Rear Adm. Keith A. […]
