Makah Tribe Decontaminates Brownfield Site, Protects Water Quality
The Makah Tribe is cleaning pockets of its reservation, damaged from historic industrial use, one parcel at a time. Since…
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European Green Crab Numbers Explode on the Coast
Northwest treaty tribes are continuing to keep a careful eye on the European green crab that has infiltrated Puget Sound…
Noxious Weed Removal Results in Improved Salmon Habitat
The Makah Tribe is finishing up a three-year project to inventory and remove noxious weeds near Lake Ozette, and will…
Makah Tribe Expands Traditional Halibut Hook Study
For the past few years, the Makah Tribe has been conducting studies to compare the fishing performance of their traditional…
Olive Shells Recovering Following 2014 Die Off
It looks like child’s play when 13-year-old Tyrone Chambers throws a hula hoop in the air and lets it fall…
Makah Fishermen Adding Catch Value at Home
It took 10 years, but today, the Makah Cape Flattery Fisherman’s Co-op in Neah Bay has realized the goal of…
Dungeness crab safe to eat and headed to market soon
As the Washington state commercial Dungeness crab harvest gets underway this month, managers, crab fishermen and processors want to assure…
Makah Tribe uses walk to practice for tsunami emergency
The Makah Tribe has five areas of higher ground designated for tribal members to assemble following a Cascadia earthquake. It…
Makah Tribe continues pursuit of treaty whaling right
“Our treaty is a living document just like the Constitution,” said Makah tribal member John Haupt during a public hearing…