Makah Tribe
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Lands
Neah Bay and Cape Flattery, at the northwest tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula
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Facts 3
Land
The Makah Reservation at Neah Bay sits on the northwest tip of the continental United States.
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Culture
When a southernmost Makah village was uncovered in the 1970s, artifacts from ancestors who lived 300 to 500 years ago were recovered.
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Language
The name Makah came from neighboring tribes and means people generous with food.
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