Tribe Apologizes For Whale Shooting

Leaders of the Makah Tribe apologized to federal officials and members of Congress on Wednesday for the unauthorized killing of a gray whale off the coast of Washington state. At separate meetings with the state's senators and officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tribal leaders condemned the illegal whale hunt. It has drawn international attention to the tribe's efforts to revive its traditional right to whale hunting. Five Makah men are under investigation by tribal authorities and the National Marine Fisheries Service in the killing of the California gray whale. The whale was harpooned and shot several times Saturday near Neah Bay, Wash...