Makah people

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The Makah people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast known for their maritime culture, whaling traditions, and residence in the Neah Bay area of Washington State.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Makah Tribe 21
Makah people canonical 19

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Federally recognized tribe ⓘ
Indian reservation ⓘ
Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ
Wakashan language ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
tribal council ⓘ
tribal museum ⓘ
associatedWith Makah people ⓘ
capitalVillage Neah Bay ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalArea Northwest Coast culture area ⓘ
culturalInstitution Makah Cultural and Research Center ⓘ
culturalPractice potlatch ceremonies ⓘ
storytelling traditions ⓘ
totem and carving traditions ⓘ
dateSigned 1855 ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States ⓘ
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized tribe ⓘ
governingBody Makah Tribal Council ⓘ
knownFor maritime culture ⓘ
ocean-going canoes ⓘ
sea hunting ⓘ
whaling traditions ⓘ
language Makah language ⓘ
languageFamily Southern Wakashan languages ⓘ
linked to: Wakashan languages
location Clallam County, Washington ⓘ
notableArchaeologicalSite Ozette archaeological site ⓘ
oceanRights offshore fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
populationCenter Neah Bay community ⓘ
linked to: Neah Bay
primaryLocation Neah Bay, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Neah Bay

Olympic Peninsula ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Ditidaht ⓘ
Nuu-chah-nulth ⓘ
Quileute people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Makah spiritual beliefs ⓘ
reservation Makah Indian Reservation ⓘ
linked to: Makah Reservation
signatory Makah people ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
state Washington ⓘ
traditionalCraft basketry ⓘ
cedar plank longhouses ⓘ
dugout canoes ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence deer hunting ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
seal hunting ⓘ
shellfish gathering ⓘ
whale hunting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Cape Flattery area ⓘ
linked to: Cape Flattery

Northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Neah Bay ⓘ
treatyRights fishing rights ⓘ
whaling rights ⓘ
tribalGovernment Makah Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shi Shi Beach → requiresPermitFrom → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Cape Flattery → ownedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Cape Flattery → accessRestrictedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah Reservation → inhabitedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah Reservation → partOf → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Neah Bay → administeredBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Neah Bay → isCommunityOf → Makah people ⓘ
Neah Bay → culturalSignificanceFor → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Quileute people → relatedEthnicGroup → Makah people ⓘ
Treaty of Neah Bay → signatory → Makah people ⓘ
subject linked to: Makah people
Ozette archaeological site → associatedWith → Makah people ⓘ
subject linked to: Makah people
Hoh people → relatedEthnicGroup → Makah people ⓘ
Tatoosh Island → historicallyUsedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Tatoosh Island → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Treaty of Neah Bay → signatory → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Washington Coast → hasIndigenousTerritory → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah → ethnicGroup → Makah people ⓘ
Makah Tribal Council → governs → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah Tribal Council → represents → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah Cultural and Research Center → operator → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah Cultural and Research Center → foundedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah Cultural and Research Center → ownedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Makah language → traditionalSpeakers → Makah people ⓘ
Makah language → ethnicGroup → Makah people ⓘ
Makah language → associatedWithOrganization → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Cape Flattery Trail → managedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Chimakum people → neighboringGroup → Makah people ⓘ
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary → culturallySignificantTo → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Ozette archaeological site → managedBy → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people
Treaty with the Makah, 1855 → signatory → Makah Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Makah people