Wayne Johnson might be a nice guy, but he suffers from pitifully poor judgement. The treaty right of the Makah to take whales is not in any legal dispute and is readily acknowledged by the federal government. Conservation of the gray whales and details of hunting them are in court in a dispute that will be resolved. More likely than not it will be resolved in favor of the Makah Tribe, since the legal facts are on their side. Some of the details about hunting should be resolved. Mr. Johnson's behavior may have added additional delay to that resolution instead of speeding things up. In summary, his action was that of a dimwit.