Whaling Practices among the Makah Indians, Neah Bay, Washington State, USA
Case details
- Resource system
- Marine ecosystem
- Resource units
- Humpback and gray whales
- Location
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA (United States of America)
Location map
Description
The case examines the whaling practices of the Makah Indians of Washington State. After practicing whaling for thousands of years, the Makah were forced to stop due to commercial whaling during the late 1800s and early 1900s. In the 1990s, the Makah began efforts to begin whaling again due to increased whale populations. Since their only successful whale hunt in 1999, the Makah have faced continual litigation from animal rights activists.
Institutional analysis
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System representation
Resource system
Whales
Resource users
Makah Indians
Animal Rights Activists
Public infrastructure
Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States Justice Department
Public infrastructure providers
United States Government
Relationship 1
Whaling
Whale protection
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Providing of help in regaining of whaling rights
Lawsuit due to not following procedure
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Helping the Makah file paper work to regain whaling rights
Judge legality of reinstatement of Makah whaling rights
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Works to reinstate traditional Makah whaling rights
Judges the effects on the whale population
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Action arena to regain whaling rights
Action arena to stop whaling
Exogenous drivers (7) - Resource
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(none specified)Human infrastructure (users)
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Contributors
- Ute Brady, Arizona State University
- Christopher R. Caseldine, Arizona State University
Bibliography
- (2007). Environmental Justice and Social Power Rhetoric in the Moral Battle over Whaling. Sociological Inquiry. 77 (3) : 483-512
- (1953). The Makah Indians; a Study of an Indian Tribe in Modern American Society.
- (1986). Tradition and Change on the Northwest Coast : The Makah, Nuu-Chah-Nulth, Southern Kwakiutl, and Nuxalk.
- (1968). The Makah Indians: A Study of Political and Economic Organization. Ethnohistory. 15 (1) : 57-95
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(2009).
Makah Tribe- Fighting to Kill More Whales.
http://www.seashepherd.org/whales/makah-tribe.html - (2000). A Whale Hunt.
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(2008).
Washington: Plea in Whale Killing.
New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/us/25brfs-002.html