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Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law

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Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Washington (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The United States has granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999. The Makah

  3. Voice of America

    Washington state's Makah tribe clears hurdle toward resuming whale hunts (opens Voice of America)

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    Decision by NOAA Fisheries grants waiver under Marine Mammal Protection Act, which otherwise forbids harming marine mammals

  4. WDIO Duluth

    Washington state's Makah tribe clears major hurdle toward resuming traditional whale hunts (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The United States has granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999. The Makah is a tribe of 1,500 people on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula and is the only American Indian tribe with a t…

  5. The Columbian

    Washington’s Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as U.S. waives conservation law (opens The Columbian)

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    SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999 and sets the

  6. Seattle Times

    Makah Tribe will again be allowed to hunt gray whales off WA coast (opens Seattle Times)

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    Federal officials announced Thursday they will grant the Makah Tribe the right to once more legally hunt gray whales off the coast of Washington.

  7. UPI

    Washington state Indigenous tribe cleared to hunt gray whales for 10 years (opens UPI)

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    The Makah, a Washington state Indigenous tribe, has been given a waiver from federal rules so that it can hunt up to 25 Eastern North Pacific gray whales over 10 years in U.S. waters.

  8. NPR

    Indigenous Makah tribe in Washington allowed to resume whaling tradition (opens NPR)

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    The Makah tribe in Washington state will be able to resume their longstanding tradition of whaling, after NOAA Fisheries decided Thursday to give them a waiver for a hunt.

  9. The Guardian

    Native American tribe wins right to hunt gray whales off Washington coast (opens The Guardian)

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    Makah people, whose right to hunt whales is noted in treaty, granted waiver by US government to kill two or three a year

  10. New York Times

    Makah Tribe Wins Federal Approval to Hunt Gray Whales (opens New York Times)

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    After decades of legal battles, federal regulators are allowing the tribe to hunt up to 25 whales in the next decade off the coast of Washington State.

  11. PBS NewsHour

    Washington's Makah Tribe is one step closer to resuming its whale hunting tradition (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    After decades of legal challenges and scientific review, the U.S. granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999. But some hurdles remain.

  12. MyNorthwest

    Makah Tribe clears hurdle toward resuming traditional whale hunts (opens MyNorthwest)

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    The U.S. granted the Makah Indian Tribe a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Washington’s Makah tribe clears major hurdle toward resuming traditional whale hunts (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The federal government has granted the Makah Indian Tribe state a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999.

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