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TIL The Makah Indigenous peoples call themselves Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx (Qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌). Makah was a title given to the Qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌ Indigenous peoples by others and means "generous with food".

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