Just a heads up if you are planning on attending the Monday April 27th hearing on the DEIS for the Makah whale hunt.
According to the Federal Register, they are requiring you to pre-register by 4 pm PDT Sunday April 26th. It says that prospective attendees for the public meeting in the NOAA Auditorium in Seattle, Washington should submit their first and last names and affiliation, if appropriate, via the NMFS email makah2015deis.wcr@noaa.gov
Also, for access to the Federal government building in Seattle, Washington, the Department of Commerce Western Region Security Office has advised that all attendees must have valid government-issued identification (e.g., driver’s license, tribal identification card, or passport).
See the following for further information.
Exposing the Big Game 
I visited their museum on the Makah Reservation in Washington State. Very impressive; but I’m not impressed with them for what they are doing to whales. It’s time for the Makah to move on from subsistence.
The Makah have moved well beyond subsistence. Their last hunt involved GPS navigation, high-powered rifles and an escort from the U.S. Coast Guard.
It’s time for the US government to stop using dubious “tradition” excuses to rationalize their continued support for whale hunting. It’s no better than the Japanese government’s “scientific” claims.
Thank you for pointing that out and clearing that up.
Well, we’ll be hearing the old “it’s a part of the culture” excuse. Just because something is a part of a culture does not mean it is justifiable. Once upon a time, people used to own slaves. Once upon a time Hindu widows were supposed to immolate themselves on their husband’s funeral pyre. Once upon a time witches in Europe were dragged to the torture chambers before they went to their own fiery death, and in America witches were hanged. Whale hunting by the Makah (or anyone else) belongs in the “once upon a time” of other infamous cultural traditions. The Native Americans have many rich customs and arts to be proud of that does not include killing whales.
Amen to that.