Editorial: Makah hunters to pay price for illegal hunt
Monday, October 8, 2007
Filed Under:
Opinion
"Federal indictments bearing the prospect of jail time and a stiff fine offer rapid, appropriate accountability for an illegal whale hunt conducted last month.
The case that began early one September morning with the spontaneous hunting of a gray whale by five Makah Nation tribal members invokes treaty rights, politics and the harsh face of animal brutality in the environmentally sensitive Northwest. But mostly it is about the law. The Makah are the only tribe whose right to whale hunt is explicitly written in treaty. But there are restrictions, set out by tribal, federal and international agreements. The five men ignored those restrictions when they decided to kill a whale without the knowledge or approval of tribal leaders or whaling authorities.
The five each now face three misdemeanor counts of conspiracy, unlawful taking of a marine mammal and unauthorized whaling."
Get the Story:
Editorial: Payment for a whale
(The Seattle Times 10/8)
Relevant Documents:
Tribal
Council Statement |
Makah
Tribal Whale Hunt |
Marine
Mammal Protection Act
Court Decisions:
Anderson
v. Evans (June 7, 2004) |
Anderson
v. Evans (December 20, 2002)
Relevant Links:
Makah Nation -
http://www.makah.com
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