The Sea Is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs

The first full—scale history of the Makah people of the Pacific Northwest, whose culture and identity are closely bound to the sea

For the Makahs, a tribal nation at the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States, a deep relationship with the sea is the locus of personal and group identity. Unlike most other indigenous tribes whose lives are tied to lands, the Makah people have long placed marine space at the center of their culture, finding in their own waters the physical and...