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Bookmark or Share- Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama NationMount Adams, the Klickitat River and the Yakima River are among the defining features of the 1.2 million-acre Yakama Indian Reservation in south central Washington. In the 1855 treaty with the Yakama, 14 bands and tribes ceded 11.5 million acres to the United States.
- YN CHC :: Yakama HistoryThe General Council is comprised of enrolled tribal members over 18 years of age who elect officials to represent the Yakama Nation. A system of utilizing the traditional form of voting by raising of the right hand during election is still practiced today.
- Yakama Indian Reservation - WikipediaThe Yakama Nation suffers from high poverty and unemployment; a 2005 report indicated that 42.8% of Yakama Nation families lived in poverty. [13] As of 2017, there was a wait list of 1,800 families for tribal housing, and high rates of homelessness. [14] In 2016, an encampment at the reservation was set up by about 130 people evicted from tribal housing. [15]
- Yakama | Plateau Peoples' Web PortalYakamas have lived in Central and South Central Washington since time immemorial. They are one segment of several tribes comprising the Plateau culture of Native Americans in the Northwestern United States.
- Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation | Toppenish WAConfederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Toppenish, Washington. 2,153 likes · 139 talking about this. This is the official Confederated Tribes...
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