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JUNE 20, 2001

The Makah Nation of Washington last week made use of a beached gray whale which washed up on the shores of Olympic National Park, distributing the meat to tribal members.

Chairman Greig Arnold is reported as saying: "It was absolutely delicious. I had it as a roast."

The Makah Nation is the only tribe with a treaty-guaranteed right to hunt whale. A new management plan is under consideration by the federal government after an appeals court last year ruled an environmental studies was not completed before the whale hunt was approved.

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Makah Eat Washed-Up Whale (KOMO News 6/19)

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The Makah Whale Hunt (A Top Story of 1999)

Relevant Links:
The Makah Nation - http://www.makah.com

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