The Makah Tribe is the only Native American tribe with a treaty that includes whaling rights, but they have legally hunted only one whale in around a century. That's set to change after a National ...

Hunt permit application outlines tribal request to hunt gray whales in summer 2025 and 2027. NOAA Fisheries is seeking public submissions on the Makah Tribe’s permit application for a limited hunt for ...

Not since the spring of 1999 have members of the Makah Tribe filed into a cedar canoe and paddled off Washington's coast to legally harpoon a gray whale, trailing its body back to shore for ...

It has been 25 years since the Makah tribe last harpooned a gray whale, a practice its members consider a sacred tradition but was restricted by federal regulation. But on Thursday, the tribe was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

SEATTLE — 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 stage ...

NEAH BAY, Wash. — The Makah Tribe has been granted a waiver from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to hunt a limited number of gray whales for ceremonial and subsistence ...

LINCOLN CITY — Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The ruling, celebrated at the tribe's annual powwow in Oregon earlier ...