<P> The Makah in the early twelfth century inhabited Cape Flattery, Washington . According to the Lewis and Clark expedition, they then numbered some 2,000 . The Makah are the southernmost of the Wakashan linguistic group, and the only member of this family living within the current boundaries of the United States . Other bands are First Nations peoples on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia . </P> <P> Makah culture was fundamentally that of the Pacific Northwest Coast area . In 1855 they ceded all their lands to the United States except a small area on Cape Flattery that was set aside as a reservation . Today most of the 1,600 Makah in the United States live on the Makah Reservation; their main tribal income is from forestry . </P> <P> Non-tribal members visiting the reservation are required to purchase a pass upon entering the reservation . Guests on official business are given a free pass . </P>

Makah indian tribe of the makah indian reservation