The Yakama Indian Reservation in southern Washington state was established in 1855 for the Yakama Nation and 13 other related tribes. The treaty granted fishing rights, but white settlers tried to restrict access. The Boldt decision of 1974 fully restored Yakama fishing rights and made the tribe co-manager of Washington state fisheries. The reservation values […]
The Yakima Tribe has 10,000 registered members and a 1.2 million-acre reservation in Washington state. They fish for salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon from the Columbia River and manage several rivers. They speak a dialect of Sahaptin and traditionally lived in earthen huts. The Yakima Tribe is a Native American group that has approximately 10,000 registered […]
The Yakima Nation is a Native American group residing on a 1.37 million acre reservation in Washington state. They were historically hunters and gatherers, and the 1855 Treaty of Yakima forced them to give up 11.5 million acres of land. The Yakima Nation fought in the Yakima War before settling on the reservation, where they […]
The Yakima Indians are a Native American tribe from Washington State, known for their use of birchbark canoes, earthen huts, and crafts such as wood carving and basket making. They primarily fished and hunted, and women looked after children and gathered plants. In 1855, they signed a treaty with the US to form a reservation. […]
