The Sea Is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs
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Words have power. I have taken care with the specific terms I use in The Sea Is My Country. When writing about indigenous peoples, it is most precise to use specific names, such as “Makahs.” I have tended to minimize the use of “the Makah” because there really is no single entity that speaks for all individuals who ascribe to this identity. Occasionally, I have needed to use this term, usually in reference to the political body of the tribal nation. I have also used “the People of the Cape,” an Anglicized gloss of what they call themselves, Qwidičča?a·t
(“kwi-dihch-chuh-aht”). When referring to more general groups of indigenous peoples, I have used a range of terms interchangeably, including “Natives,” “American Indians,” and “Indians.” All these terms have histories of their own that highlight unequal dynamics of power, racial rhetoric, and identity politics, but alternating them allows me to do more than craft language that flows better. At times, I employed a specific term to invoke the perspectives of a particular group in that historical moment. In addition, I avoided “tribe,” instead using “tribal nation” to highlight Native sovereignty and the special political relationship American Indians have with the United States.
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