Second Day of Hunt/IWC approval

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FROM WASHINGTON CITIZEN'S COASTAL ALLIANCE

 

 

Sekiu, WA 6:10am

 

Reports from both media and on-site activists indicate that the Makah

whaling team is not on the water this morning. Aerial shots confirm that the

canoe (with U.S. Coast Guard " hunting escort " ) has not been launched.

 

Ocean Defense International is on scene with several vessels, and will

remain throughout the day. Bill Moss of the World Whale Police remains in

Federal custody in Tacoma, WA.

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STUCK AT HOME? CAN'T MAKE IT HERE? YOU CAN HELP!

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Folks, help us with the following item- be as busy and aggressive as you can

possibly be! It is of vital importance to our efforts here, and YOU CAN

HELP!

 

Any media outlet- TV, radio, or print- that continues to use the phrase

" IWC-approved hunt " in reference to the Makah hunt needs to be bombarded

with calls- a LOT of them.

 

The Makah hunt is NOT approved by the IWC, and this flagrant lie needs to be

put to rest once and for all. It is important that the citizens of this

country (and beyond) be given the correct information by the media. Here are

two items you should use in your efforts:

 

 

1.) E-mail from Dr. Ray Gambell, Secretary to the Commission, International

Whaling Commission, 5 October 1998:

 

" The IWC has specifically not passed a judgement on recognising or otherwise

the claim by the Makah Tribe, since the member nations were CLEARLY UNABLE

TO AGREE. "

 

 

2.) Statement on Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling, by the Australian

Delegation to the IWC, 23 October 1997:

 

" The Australian delegation made it clear that it accepted the Chukotka

Natives' request and claim clearly met the requirments of the successful

amendment... whereas the request and claim of the Makah people did not. THIS

VIEW WAS ENDORSED EXPLICITLY BY A CLEAR MAJORITY OF THE DELEGATIONS

participating in the debate of record...

 

The Australian delegation makes it clear that after a lapse of some 71 years

of whale hunting by the Makah... THE REQUIREMENTS of the amendment are not

met. NOR HAVE THEY BEEN MET ON CULTURAL GROUNDS...

 

The Australian delegation has noted a News Release issued by the United

States delegation which claims that the Commission has: adopted a quota that

allows a five year aboriginal subsistence hunt by the Makah... and

recognised the cultural and subsistence need of the Makah Tribe. THE

AUSTRALIAN DELEGATION EXPLICITLY REJECTS THESE CLAIMS AS FALSE AND GIVING AN

ENTIRELY ERRONEOUS INTERPRETATION.

 

Clearly the Commission... has recognised the claims of the Chukotka Natives

but not those of the Makah people. "

 

 

 

Should you need more information, or if we can assist in getting complete

statements to any media outlet, contact us. Now, get to work and let's get

the truth out to the people! Especially important are Seattle area TV

stations, the Seattle Times and P-I, and the Peninsula Daily News in Port

Angeles.

 

Go get them!

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