The Makah and the Sea: A Partnership Across Millennia

The final and deepest meaning of Ozette is perhaps the most straightforward.

The Makah people and the Pacific Ocean have been in relationship with each other for a very long time.

The sea has provided the resources that sustained the community.

The community has developed the knowledge, technology, and cultural practices to live on the sea’s terms and to take from it what it offers without taking more than it can provide.

This relationship is not simply economic.