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A U.S. tribe wants to resume whale hunts. Will conservationists support them?

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A federal report has moved the Makah Tribe a step closer to hunting gray whales again. The practice is central to their culture and protected by an 1855 treaty. Joshua Reid: The Makah are hoping conservationists will back their right to whale hunting. Reid: They seek to connect with their culture, create a sense of community cohesion.

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A U.S. tribe wants to resume whale hunts. Will conservationists support them?

A federal report has moved the Makah Tribe a step closer to hunting gray whales again—a practice central to their culture and protected by an 1855 treaty, but snarled in red tape for the last 17 years.

2 years ago·United States

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