Makah Tribe
In 1999, seventy-five years after ending the traditional practice in American waters, the Makah Indian tribe had resumed the killing of gray whales. The Makah tribe had traditionally used the meat of the gray whale for “subsistence and ceremonial purposes”, but they stopped killing whales in the 1920s, after the species begin to die out. Since making the decision to resume the practice, the Makah tribe had met with plenty of opposition. Several environmental groups considered the ritual to be animal cruelty and immoral. Several of them protested at Neah Bay and attempted to stop the Makah from killing a whale. Which party – the Makah tribe or the environmentalists – really has morality in its corner? Should the Makah be allowed to continue whaling or i
s the practice immoral? Applying the Culture-Neutral Standard of Evaluation could possibly supply an answer. The Culture-Neutral Standards poses two questions and uses those questions as a starting point to determine which decision is right. Judging from the answers to the questions posed by the Culture-Neutral Standard of Evaluation, the Makah people should have been allowed to practice their tradition. The ritual promoted their welfare and did not harm any other party, except for the whales, of course. Also, there were no other acceptable alternatives. According to the Standard, the Makah tribe acted morally. The first question asked by the Culture-Neutral Standard inquires as to whether or not the practice in question promotes or hinders the welfare of the
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