Folks, The whaling discussion has also been going on on CPAKayaker (a Chesapeake Bay area kayaking listserv), where Robin Snow, who has paddled with Steph Dutton in his grey whale research, posted this item from Heidi (I think). I thought I'd pass it on. I'm also passing on a second one from Heidi, which was forwarded to CPAKayaker later. Apologies to those who have already seen these on CPAKayaker. Joy Hecht Arlington VA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 17:39:50 -0400 From: Robin Snow <anorak_at_ComCAT.COM> To: CPA <cpakayaker_at_frogmorton.shire.net> Subject: Re: [CPAKayaker] Re: Makah Tribal Whale Hunt >Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 19:11:37 +0100 >From: steph dutton & heidi tiura <stepheid_at_ix.netcom.com> > >1.) The Makah DESTROYED their own nest by selling off their forests to clear cut timber companies, which aided in destroying the NW salmon fishery. This is not subsistence whaling. They have a supermarket. Their own elders, who remember the end of tribal whaling of the makah, are AGAINST this. They have been rewarded by their "respectful" juniors by having their tires slashed. Alberta Thompson, one such elder, also reports her grandson was beaten badly by his tribal brothers for her actions. "Maintaining" a culture? >HA! >I lived in the Northwest. I fished salmon and had a promising future doing it until a lot of things conspired to destroy the fishery. These things included the timber indusrty, pulp mills, commercial fishers, sport fishers, charter fishers, Indians fishing AND people who allowed their land to be stripmined for trees that will never grow back in the abundance they once were, thus wiping out prime spawning beds and salmon habitat (silting up the streams, removing the shade so the eggs in redds cooked in the sunlight). >What did I do when I saw the writing on the wall? Claim I'm a white woman in a >male-dominated industry who must be protected by the government and paid back for my stupidity? No. I got out of it and went on, always pro-active in trying to protect the fishery, THE FISH. >You think it is overstated to say it's just opening the door if the Makah, who have never in their lifetime hunted whales and whose own elders admit they are not doing it traditionally nor for the right reasons, are allowed to kill whales? I suggest you contact the Canadian tribes along the Pacific coast before you repeat that one again. They are ready and waiting. All very well funded by the Japanese and Norwegian pirate whalers (who cheer people like you on). >Schools, becoming creative in finding new ways to make a living, that is how you evolve. If the Makah want to go the way of the dinosaurs, they're doing it. I offered to teach them how to pass USCG tests so they can start a whale-watching business there. I have not heard from them. Much better to kill a few whales, collect the big bucks from pirate whalers and wait for the next option that doesn't require innovation nor a lot of effort. How hard is it to fire a bullet the size of a chihuahua?. > > Robin Snow Editor, ANorAK Magazine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CPAKayaker is brought to you by the Chesapeake Paddlers Association, furthering the sport of kayaking in the Chesapeake Bay area. For information about membership, please contact Greg Welker, at gwelker_at_erols.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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