The Makah Museum also known as the Makah Cultural and Research Center is an archaeological and

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on the Makah Indian reservation in

Neah Bay Neah Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Makah Reservation in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 865 at the 2010 census. It is across the Canada–US border from British Columbia. Originally called "Scarboro ...

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. It houses and interprets artifacts from the

Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site The Ozette Native American Village Archeological Site is the site of an archaeological excavation on the Olympic Peninsula near Neah Bay, Washington, United States. The site was a village occupied by the Ozette Makah people until a mudslide inunda ...

, a Makah village partly buried by a mudslide at

Lake Ozette Lake Ozette is the largest unaltered natural lake in Washington state at . The Makah name for Lake Ozette was ''Kahouk'' meaning "large lake". long and wide, Lake Ozette is contained within the northern boundary of the Olympic National Park's ...

around 1750, providing a snapshot of pre-contact tribal life. The museum includes a replica

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and thousands of artifacts of interest to academics and laypeople, including

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s, basketry, whaling and fishing gear. The museum was created under the leadership of tribal chairman

Edward Eugene Claplanhoo Edward Eugene Claplanhoo (August 8, 1928 – March 14, 2010) was an American Makah elder and former chairman of the Makah Tribe, located on the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. Claplanhoo was the first Makah to earn a ba ...

and opened in 1979, soon after the Lake Ozette site was unearthed.

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Makah Cultural and Research Center Online Museum
Makah Museums in Clallam County, Washington Coast Salish museums in Washington (state) Archaeological museums in Washington (state) Museums established in 1979 1979 establishments in Washington (state) {{Washington-museum-stub