The Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state has been granted a long-sought waiver that allows it to conduct its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999.
The Makah is a tribe of 1,500 people on the northwestern part of the Olympic Peninsula. They are the only Native American tribe with a treaty that specifically mentions a right to hunt whales for sustenance.
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