The Makah Tribe has formally requested permission to resume its traditional whale hunt this July. A permit application is out for public comment.

The Makah is a marine-based Tribe. Their history and identity are tied to the sea—as are their traditional foods.

PORT ANGELES — The Makah Tribe has submitted a permit application to NOAA Fisheries that will allow it to hunt up to 25 eastern North Pacific gray whales over a 10-year period, starting with one ...

It’s been more than twenty years since the Makah Tribe last legally hunted a gray whale. On Thursday the tribe was given the green light to resume its centuries old tradition. “My reaction is ...

The Makah First Nation, located on the most northwestern tip of Washington state – just south of Port Renfrew – has been ...

The Makah Tribe of Neah Bay, Washington, hunted Eastern North Pacific (ENP) gray whales and other marine mammals for subsistence purposes in times past. The tribe’s interest in whaling began to ...

The judge ruled that the Makah Indian Tribe and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe's public nuisance and failure to warn claims were ...

A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird. And the unusual spectacle was all caught ...