Yakama

Also known as Yakama Indians, Yakima, Yakama people

The Yakama are a Native American tribe with nearly 10,851 members, based primarily in eastern Washington state.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Yakama
Ethnic group.image: Yakamawarrior.jpg
Ethnic group.image_caption: Yakama warrior ca. 1913,photographed by Lucullus V. McWhorter
Ethnic group.total: 10,851
Ethnic group.total_year: 2000 Census
Ethnic group.popplace: United States ()
Ethnic group.rels: Christianity, Indian religions
Ethnic group.langs: English, Ichishkíin Sínwit
Ethnic group.related: Klickitat

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Etymology
Historic Yakama band and territories
History
Language
Notable Yakama people
Notes
References
Further reading
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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.

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