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This old plaque from a previous century or two spells with the olden spelling of “Osett.” How would the Makah spell and pronounce Ozette? The Makah name itself came from other nearby Coast Salish tribes and means “people generous with food.” The Makah word for themselves is, in English, Qwiqwidicciat, for those who live on the cape or people of the point.

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