The Makah are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast living in Washington, in the northwestern part of the continental United States. They are enrolled in the federally-recognized Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, commonly known as the Makah Tribe.

Linguistically and ethnographically, they are closely related to the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) and Ditidaht peoples of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, who live across the Strait of Juan de Fuca in British Columbia, Canada.

The Makah people refer to themselves as the qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌, which roughly translates to “the people who live by the rocks and seagulls.”  The English name, “Makah,” is an exonym derived from the S’Klallam language name for the Makah, màq̓áʔa. It means “generous with food.”

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