The taking of a gray whale by the Makah Nation has resulted in death threats to tribal members. We cannot take these threats lightly, and we ask that you don't either. These threats are signs of rising sickness in mainstream society that cannot be ignored. The Makah whale hunt was a good thing, I promise you. I ask you to try very hard to understand, and to make a genuine effort to help diffuse the many misrepresentations that some opponents of the hunt have instigated.
Ignorance is the breeding ground of hatred and prejudice.
Please help us eliminate this ignorance by speaking the truth to your children, to your relatives and to your neighbors. Please stand up for the truth and help make the bridge between our different worlds one that stands on solid ground. Whoever you are, you should join the Makah Tribe in celebrating its harvest of a gray whale. You should celebrate this return of a sacred practice to some of the most culturally connected people in the world. You should celebrate the return of justice and vitality to a tribe that has been repressed over this past century, and celebrate the recovery of gray whale populations to the historic levels needed to sustain harvest.