Yakama
Sign in to saveThe Yakama are a Native American tribe with nearly 10,851 members, based primarily in eastern Washington state.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Yakama
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- Yakamawarrior.jpg
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- Yakama warrior ca. 1913,photographed by Lucullus V. McWhorter
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- 10,851
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- 2000 Census
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- United States ()
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- Christianity, Indian religions
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- English, Ichishkíin Sínwit
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Historic Yakama band and territories
- History
- Language
- Notable Yakama people
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Yakama are a Native American tribe with nearly 10,851 members, based primarily in eastern Washington state.
Yakama people today are enrolled in the federally recognized tribe, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Their Yakama Indian Reservation, along the Yakima River, covers an area of approximately 1.2 million acres (5,260 km2). Today the nation is governed by the Yakama Tribal Council, which consists of representatives of 14 tribes.