Yakama

There is dispute on the origins of the name Yakama.

They occupied their later base after the Yakama crossed this river.

The Yakama were slower to do so, organizing a formal government in 1944.

Indian community leaders said official approval from the Yakama tribe was unnecessary.

The east side is part of the Yakama Nation.

He said the foundation had also failed to get an official blessing from the Yakama Nation.

It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans.

A Shahaptian tribe, their eastern neighbors were the Yakama, who speak a closely related language.

The Yakama refer to themselves as the Mamachatpam.

The community is near the Yakama Indian Reservation.

The name Yakima originates from the Yakama Nation, located south of the city.

Major landowners in the valley include federal and state agencies and the Yakama Indian Nation.

It is believed that fish hatcheries run by the Yakama Nation have contributed to the fish population in the creek.

Washines was first elected to the Yakama Nation Tribal Council in 1985.

Nearly one in five students are from the Yakama Nation, which is centered in nearby Toppenish.

McWhorter's frequent contact with the Yakama led to his championing their struggles against federal officials and white settlers.

As the years progressed, whites continued to encroach on the Yakama Indian Reservation.

Seeing that the odds were against the Yakama Indians, McWhorter quickly took action.

White Swan is an unincorporated community located on the Yakama Indian Reservation.

Many tribes, such as the Yakama in Washington state, have designated 'open' and 'closed' areas, reflecting this difference in the interpretation of jurisdiction.

In the following two day battle only one "non-combatant" was killed by accident and the Yakama men were forced to retreat with their women and children.

In a number of instances-e.g., the Yakama Indian Reservation-tribes have identified open and closed areas within reservations.

Colestah of the Yakama tribe participates.

Among the honored will be our fallen brothers of the Yakama Nation and Confederated Tribes.

"The newborn baby today that's enrolled in the Yakama Nation, he owns the Sun Kings.