Yakama
noun
Yak·a·ma
ˈya-kə-ˌmȯ 
variants
or Yakima
plural Yakama or Yakamas or Yakima or Yakimas
1
: a member of a group of Sahaptin peoples of the lower Yakima River valley, south central Washington
2
: the language of the Yakama people
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The mountain itself is a place of immense spiritual and cultural importance to the Puyallup, Cowlitz, Muckleshoot, Nisqually and Yakama people, to name just a few.
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Corbin Reiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Washington state already allows tolling exemptions for a handful of tribes, including the Nez Perce and Yakama Nation.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
As usual, here are some stories about the challenges and opportunities of the clean energy transition:
Federal officials promised the Yakama Nation $32 million to put solar panels over canals.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The Green Energy Traffic Jam The Yakama Nation in many ways faces the same pressures that are holding back new wind and solar farms across the country.
—ProPublica, 20 Sep. 2024
They were joined shortly after by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
—B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2024
Third, the Yakama Nation could withhold sensitive information altogether, which would present similar problems.
—B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 26 June 2024
Caye grew up on the Flathead Indian Reservation southeast of the Yaak and on the Yakama Reservation in Washington State.
—Alexis Marie Adams, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
The Settlers, members of the Yakama Nation, have been deeply affected by the Northwest’s salmon policies for generations.
—ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
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Corbin Reiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Washington state already allows tolling exemptions for a handful of tribes, including the Nez Perce and Yakama Nation.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
As usual, here are some stories about the challenges and opportunities of the clean energy transition:
Federal officials promised the Yakama Nation $32 million to put solar panels over canals.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The Green Energy Traffic Jam The Yakama Nation in many ways faces the same pressures that are holding back new wind and solar farms across the country.
—ProPublica, 20 Sep. 2024
They were joined shortly after by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
—B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2024
Third, the Yakama Nation could withhold sensitive information altogether, which would present similar problems.
—B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 26 June 2024
Caye grew up on the Flathead Indian Reservation southeast of the Yaak and on the Yakama Reservation in Washington State.
—Alexis Marie Adams, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
The Settlers, members of the Yakama Nation, have been deeply affected by the Northwest’s salmon policies for generations.
—ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Yakama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yakama. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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