Originally Posted By: gvbest
I got a question (and I maybe wrong on the law/ban for whale hunting by all countries).

Isn't there a ban on hunting whales that makes it illegal for any "Country" to hunt whales? So if Norway, or Japan can't hunt whales, and are not they sovereign nations, what would make it legal for the Makah's? If they want to be considered a sovereign nation, should they not follow the same laws, regulations that the rest of the world has agreed to follow.


You had to sign the treaty for it to be enforceable.... Otherwise it was just political pressure that was applied to you on that specific issue.