Makah Indian Tribe

The Makah Cultural and Research Center will develop a website for the purpose of providing a Makah lexical word list for the interested public. The project will create an alphabetized lexical word list in plain table format; make it searchable in two directions (Makah to English and English to Makah); make it accessible on a website; and create an app to facilitate greater access. Project staff will collect copies of existing word lists with handwritten corrections/additions, enter the words and translations into the table, and facilitate monthly editing sessions with tribal elders. The Language Learning Center of the University of Washington will work with the project team to create the website and language app, which will be promoted through press releases and social media sites. The learning tools created by the project will allow people with beginning and intermediate language skills the opportunity to advance their language skills and contribute toward the larger goal of preserving Makah culture.