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 ... stopped hunting whales in the 1920s ...

For 17 years, the Makah, a tribal nation in northwestern Washington State, have waited for the federal government to decide whether they can resume ... hunting dramatically reduced whale populations.

The Makah Tribe will be free next week to resume its ancient whale hunt with ... lot safer because they can go when the weather is better." Ironically, the liberalized hunting terms were the ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999.

SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999 and ...

17 (UPI) --The Makah ... left a gray whale dead. A year later, the tribe asked for federal permission to resume its whale hunts. May 30 (UPI) -- Legal status in the United States can be lawfully ...

It has been 25 years since the Makah tribe ... obtain a hunting permit. There will be restrictions on when and where hunts can occur, which would also be subject to change based on whale ...

SEATTLE (AP) -- The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999 and sets ...

The Makah Tribe has been ... bid to revive a centuries-old hunting practice. In a long-awaited ruling, NOAA said Thursday that it will allow the Makah Tribe to resume whaling off its tiny ...

This waiver authorizes the Makah Tribe to resume hunting up to 25 Eastern North Pacific ... restrictions on the use of gray whale parts and reporting and monitoring requirements.

But this year, Makah Days held an additional significance. Not only was it the 100-year anniversary of the first festival, but it was also the first celebration after the Tribe’s victory in their ...