Embark on a delectable journey along the Olympic Peninsula. Crafting the perfect foodie escape is effortless with a trip ...

Ozette Native American Village Archeological Site, a Makah settlement, is well-preserved due to a mudslide that happened centuries ago. Here, visitors can learn all about the region’s indigenous ...

Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that ...

Photograph by Theresa Parker, courtesy the Makah Cultural and Research Center, Neah Bay, WA. The Makah’s treaty-guaranteed right to whale was last officially invoked 25 years ago. It was prompted by ...

NEAH BAY — The Makah Cultural and Research Center will celebrate its 45th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The annual celebration will be at the center, 1880 Bayview Ave. The center, which ...

The Makah Cultural and Research Center (MCRC) is proud to announce its 45th year since opening its doors in 1979. In marking the anniversary, the MCRC will host its annual festivities on June 29th, ...

And, and not give up.” Janine Ledford, executive director of the Makah Cultural and Research Center in Neah Bay, recalled the feeling she had as a young woman witnessing the whale hunt in 1999.

Janine Ledford, executive director of the Makah Cultural and Research Center in Neah Bay, recalled the feeling she had as a young woman witnessing the whale hunt in 1999. The 25 years that have ...

Whaling is central to Makah culture and treaty rights explicitly protect the tribe’s right to hunt whales, leaders said. “There is now a defined path for us to exercise our reserved treaty ...

The Makah Tribe has a longstanding cultural practice of whaling, but it's had just one approved hunt in the past century. Now it has a waiver that allows it to hunt and kill up to 25 North Pacific ...

The tribe has sought to diversify its marine fisheries. Long ago, whale hunts were central to Makah culture, and were surrounded by rituals and ceremonies while serving as the inspiration for ...