Biographical Timeline | Leadership Qualities | Atlantic Salmon | References
Yellak̓ub – Makah Whaling
Biographical Timeline | Leadership Qualities | Makah Whaling | References
In 1999, the Makahs harpooned a gray whale off of Washington State’s coast. This drew support from many Indigenous and non-Native allies and the wrath of some in the animal rights community. As a Makah himself, Yellak̓ub would have supported his people’s right to hunt whales, a customary practice in which they had engaged for 2,000 years.