Makah Tribe
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- Aug 9, 1876The Makah Nation’s First Harvest of GrassIn an era defined by displacement, a small group of Makah Indians surprised Port Townsend residents by arriving with scythes to offer their labor in the local hay fields.Port Townsend, WA
- Nov 10, 1876A Potlatch at Neah Bay: Blankets, Money, and a Makah CelebrationA newspaper correspondent visits a Makah potlatch and finds hundreds gathered, a wealthy widow, and gifts of cash and blankets distributed to friends and relations.Neah Bay, WA
- May 14, 1882The Makah Mariners Who Returned from the Spirit LandTwo sailors picked up 600 miles out at sea by the bark Buena Vista were thought dead, only to reappear at Neah Bay to a hero's welcome.Neah Bay, WA
- May 14, 1882The Great Stink of 1882When Makah schoolgirls in Neah Bay proved to their matron that rotting whale blubber smelled better than imported Limburger cheese.Cape Flattery, Neah Bay, WA
- Jul 20, 1892The Great Whale Hunt at Neah BaySeventeen canoes descend on a leviathan, turning a tribal bounty into a winter food supply.Cape Flattery, Neah Bay, WA
- Jun 7, 1894Makah Sealers Face ForfeitureFederal authorities move to seize two schooners owned by Makah sealers for violating international sealing regulations off Cape Flattery.Cape Flattery, Neah Bay, WA