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Pat Blue Heron
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| Pat Blue Heron of Oregon is a travel journalist and consultant. Her passions include visiting ancient indigenous sites in her motorhome, "Minnie." Enjoy more of her stories at www.minnietravels.com.
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The Makah of the Northwest Coast
 The Olympic Peninsula, on Washington State's northwest corner, is home to Olympic National Park and Cape Alava. Cape Alava was once home to the Ozette (pronounced Ho-sett) or the Ho-Selth, who called themselves Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx or "people who live by rocks and seagulls." We now call these people the Makah, the name given by a neighboring tribe, the Jamestown S'Klallam, meaning "generous with food."
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