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The Yakama Nation has a plan for land reclamation. The tribe began buying land back from companies and private landowners in the mid-1990s, returning close to 40,000 acres.
The Yakama Nation has sued Washington Gov. Jay Inslee over his approval of the Horse Heaven wind and solar project, claiming the governor put green energy over environmental justice ...
A federal judge granted the Yakama Nation’s request to keep a winter weather shelter open 24 hours a day in Toppenish in Yakima County.
The Department of Energy gave the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation what seemed like very good news earlier this year: It had won a $32 million grant for a novel solar energy ...
Delano Saluskin, then-chair of the Yakama Nation, called this option “far from the requirements of NHPA or in line with the trust responsibility that the Federal Agency has to Yakama Nation ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Nation have reached an agreement that gives the tribes more access and ...
What's now the Hanford radioactive cleanup site in Washington state was long the salmon-rich territory of native peoples. Now, Yakama Nation youth are touring the site to connect with its legacy.
The proposed site of the upper reservoir sits on Pushpum, a culturally significant area for the Yakama Nation, which holds treaty rights to access the area.
Yakama Nation has put the federal government on notice that the tribe intends to sue over delayed cleanup plans for Bradford Island, part of the Bonneville Dam complex about 40 miles east of ...
Virginia Beavert, or Tuxámshish, was at the Yakama Nation Museum to sign copies of "Anakú Iwachá: Yakama Legends and Stories," the day before the elder's 101st birthday.
Facing Race Yakama Nation wants nearby state park to recognize ‘dark’ history For members of the Yakama Nation, the state park represents something else.
“The Supreme Court's decision once again validates the continuing strength of our treaty rights under the United States Constitution,” said Yakama Tribal Council Chairman Delano Saluskin. “The Yakama ...