From: Dan Spomer <dano@rockisland.com>
To: Makah Whaling Update List <makahwhaling@onenw.org>
Date: Friday, May 14, 1999 5:47 PM
Subject: Makah Whaling Update (May 14, 1999)


>
>=====  A message from the 'makahwhaling' discussion list  =====
>
>FROM WCCA
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>
>HUNT PUT OFF AGAIN-
>
>The Makah whaling team did not take to the water today, claiming two of
>their three chase boats are in need of repairs. Further, Northwest Cable
>News and KING-TV report that the Makah are claiming "protestors" sabotaged
>the two boats. (Of course, they have no proof- but it still made the 5:00
>news)
>
>Tomorrow, a delegation of Makah leave for Grenada, where they will attend
>the upcoming meeting of the IWC.
>
>More on this situation as it develops.
>*****
>
>
>
>BIG PCPW PROTEST TOMORROW!
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>
>The whale-defending Peninsula Citizens for the Protection of Whales (PCPW)
>will be staging a BIG protest tomorrow! They are requesting
>that all available people come out and make their presence known! Please
>consider taking a day of your time in order to show your opposition to the
>illegal Makah whale hunt. They will be meeting at Olson's Resort in Sekiu
at
>1:00 pm this coming Saturday, and car-caravaning out to the Makah
>reservation boundary. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet a lot of
>friendly, like-minded folks. Questions? Contact Chuck Owens at (360)
>928-3048. COME OUT AND SPEAK OUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO VOICE!
>*****
>
>
>
>SEATTLE-AREA TV WILL NOT SHOW FOOTAGE OF WHALE BEING HARPOONED
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>A member group of the WCCA has been informed by one of its members that
>Seattle-area television stations will NOT show footage should the Makah
>whaling team harpoon and/or shoot a gray whale. The WCCA contends that this
>position is unacceptable. The Seattle-area media have been force-fed a
>steady diet of untruths and lies from the Makah Whaling Commission and U.S.
>Government, and have presented a romanticized view of this whale hunt to
>their viewers.
>
>It is our position that the local media would be dishonest and biased if
>they choose to censor such an event for their viewers. The Makah have long
>been
>portrayed by the local media as a "traditional" and "peaceful" people. It
is
>simply unacceptable for them to present this skewed viewpoint without
>covering the potentially most criminal, violent act committed by a Native
>people in many years.
>
>We encourage the people of Washington, the United States and the rest of
our
>world to demand that these television stations explain why they insist on
>presenting
>only one side of a story to the American public, many who have been duped
by
>their steady stream of one-sided journalism. Demand to know their position
>on this issue, and if it is not to your satisfaction, be sure and take your
>concerns to their parent network.
>
>The major Seattle-area television stations:
>
>KOMO   http://www.komotv.com
>KIRO     http://www.kirotv.com
>NWCN   http://www.nwcn.com
>KING     http://www.king5.com
>
>Please forward any responses you may receive to dano@rockisland.com
>*****