| The meat and blubber were consumed by members of the Makah Tribe and during tribal ceremonies. |
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| The activation of the MEZ is signaled by the flying of the international numeral pennant 5 from a Makah whale hunt vessel. |
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| Makah whalers threw harpoons on three occasions, but the harpoons did not attach to a gray whale on any of these attempts. |
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| Makah Indian village situated on the western tip of the Olympic Peninsula on the coast of Washington State. |
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| Swan estimated that, by 1850, the Makah were producing 30,000 gallons of whale oil annually, most of it sold to European vessels. |
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| The Makah were renowned whale hunters and stratigraphic unit V yielded the remains of at least 67 animals, mainly humpbacks and greys. |
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| The only people allowed to hunt grey whales are the native Chukchi people of Russia and the Makah of the United States. |
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| Five per year have been allocated to the Makah Native Americans who live on Washington's Olympic Peninsula and the rest to Siberian aboriginals. |
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| The Chukchi regularly take about 140 whales a year for local consumption, and the Makah are allowed up to five. |
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| On May 17, 1999, a week into the hunt, the Makah killed a 30-tonne gray whale, striking it with harpoons and then killing it with a gunshot to the back of the head. |
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| Whale was hunted by Native Americans off the Northwest coast, especially by the Makah, and used for their meat and oil. |
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| Bahrain Haj Mission chief Dr Ali Al Baqqara said the clinic in Makah had received around 60 patients. |
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| Maximum fare of residence in Makah is being told 3600 Saudi riyals per head while 500 riyals in Madina city of the Kingdom. |
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| Plans to build metro systems for Riyadh and Makah have been launched. |
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| Makah said he and another five brigadier generals, including Pout, had defected with a sizable number of troops and are in the proximity of Wau town. |
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| Pursuant to an agreement between the United States and Russia, the Makah tribe of Washington claimed four whales from the IWC quota established at the 1997 meeting. |
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