NATAMST 90 Lecture 19: Treaty Rights: Hunting, Fishing, Gathering in the Usual and Accustomed Places; Makah whale hunters
17 Oct 2018
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Treaty rights: hunting, fishing, gathering in the usual and. It"s in our treaty: the right to whale -- jovana j. Makah tribe: located in olympic peninsula in seattle. Heavily involved in whaling -- gray, humpback, fin & right whales. Subsistence & commercial activity (not sport hunting) Crew consisted of chief & seven crew. Whale was thanked & blessed once reached shore. Whale oil was made for blubber (important food product) Oil & blubber = important trade goods for makah. Isaac i. stevens came to negotiate a treaty with the makah. Makah treaty is the only one that retains rights to hunt whales. Goal of federal indian policy of assimilation = turn indians from self-sufficient hunters & gatherers into farmers. Indian agents attempted to implement policy in pacific northwesteven though not suitable for raising crops. Indian agents at neah bay were forced to recognize makahs continued dependence on whaling, sealing & fishing.
