Wayne Johnson. Do you know him? ......... I do. He is my friend. Wayne is a great man. Killing whales is in his blood. Why should the rich, persistent enviromentalist decide when the Makahs take their whale? It has been 8 years. How much longer should he have waited. I guess until we freed every rat from medical research, everyone gave up meat, chicken and fish, until we all quit logging, fishing, hunting and the circuses were closed. Where would the enviromentalist have it end? I am sorry it causes some woman somewhere to shutter that her illusions of free willie are shattered. Those who don't have the stomach to hunt or fish should shut up. Quit acting like you are so much better, holy than thou, so civilized, and so sophiisticated. Don't jump on this evil bandwagon, there must be someother place your drama is needed. I support Wayne 100% and you would too if you knew him. You think what he did was illegal? Well what about the treaty? I guess lawyers will get rich, and in the end it will be the same as in the beginning, it is their RIGHT it is in the treaty. The enviromentalist have screwed it all up, once again. Stand on their side and your fishing rights are finished. Wayne and has asserted his ancestors rights. Rogue? Or should we say the last real Native. Leave the Makahs alone and let them have their whales. FISH ON
Robert Jamison
Odd, I'm an environmentalist, and I don't share those view that you've painted people with. Perhaps you may want to focus your attention on specific people or groups. That sort of talk is no better than a bunch of ignorant white folk ranting about "indians" having "too much privilege". Neither are true, even in the most general sense and have little to do with reasonable debate.
The reality is (from my outside perspective), the tribe council regardless of Wayne Johnson, decided that going through the paperwork was worth the effort. His particular rebellion may end up painting the Makah's as a whole in a very bad light.
What would be nice is to get some time with some of those on the council and get some of their views on it. Right now all we are getting is media scrubbed info that's been screened, and perhaps not the full story?
Finally, one thing that would be nice to know. In the past was the traditional whaling done as a family event, or was it more carefully orchestrated amonst the tribe? Fishing for salmon is one thing, a guy in a canoe and nets can do what they need. Whales are pretty big and dangerous, so I'm assuming more careful planning had to be done?
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