Reply #2: This makes me so angry....and shame, shame on the Makah tribe...

[Pachamama]

I am very familiar with the Makah tribe and although this AP article indicates that the Makah tribe didn't shoot at the whale, believe it or not, I do and here is why:

While I full-heartedly support the rights of all our 1st Nations to practice their tribal and ancient customs, the Makah tribe in WA has done no such thing. I was living in WA state when a group of younger tribal members fought in court for the right to start hunting the whales again. They won and yet when they were going out on the "hunt" they weren't doing what their ancestors were doing (using strictly canoes) they were using a motor boat as well and they were bringing rifles too. They claimed at the time that they did so to "humanely" kill the animal in order to not prolong its suffering.

All I know is what I thought then, and what I think now - they are cowards and they bring shame and dishonor on their tribe and their ancestors.

I will put money on the fact that the bullets of the machine gun came from the hands of one of these Makah whale hunters.

And I pray that whale is out to sea and survives.....

:grr: