Dogfish you really think that they should be able to hunt with power boats and high powered rifles? Killing a few whales wont make much of a difference in this world I agree.Although I heard the last one they killed went to waste as the new generation of indians would much rather have a big mac than whale blubber. But the point of my post is the way the indians do everything is through what I call incremental government."one little piece at a time" Five whales to start then once they get their foot in that door it will be ten whales until it is a full blown whale industry. I have seen this incremental approach so many times to other issues by the tribes. Its not just the Makahs the Indians where I live have this same incremental strategy. So be careful the next thing you know you will turn around and your daughter will be married to one(JOKE). Look up the word souverency I doubt the defination includes taking money from the U.S. tax payer is OK is in there. Its not just the whales its the whales and EVERYTHING else that bothers me. I say we give them back all the land and live off them for a while. We could set up our own souvern nation with no rules. I think it is our turn to be indians. I could go on and on but I wont