Yakima War

E301613

Indian War armed conflict

The Yakima War was an 1850s armed conflict in the Washington Territory between the United States and the Yakama (Yakima) people over land, treaty violations, and control of resources during westward expansion.

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Label	Occurrences
Yakima War canonical	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian War ⓘ armed conflict ⓘ
conflictBetween	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Yakima (Yakama) people ⓘ surface form: Yakama people Yakima (Yakama) people ⓘ surface form: Yakima people
conflictType	colonial war ⓘ frontier war ⓘ
endTime	1858 ⓘ
followedBy	continued U.S. settlement of Yakama lands ⓘ further conflicts in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
hasCause	United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: United States westward expansion competition over natural resources ⓘ disputes over gold fields access ⓘ influx of American settlers ⓘ land disputes ⓘ treaty violations ⓘ
hasEffect	escalation of tensions between Native peoples and U.S. authorities in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ further dispossession of Yakama lands ⓘ imposition of reservations on Native peoples in the area ⓘ increased military presence in the region ⓘ strengthening of U.S. control over Washington Territory ⓘ
hasParticipant	U.S. volunteers ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Washington Territory militia ⓘ Yakama Nation ⓘ other Plateau tribes ⓘ
hasTopic	U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century ⓘ control of resources ⓘ settler colonialism ⓘ sovereignty of Native nations ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ
historicalRegion	Columbia Plateau ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ Washington Territory ⓘ present-day Washington State ⓘ
opposingForce	U.S. regular troops ⓘ Yakama warriors ⓘ territorial volunteers ⓘ
partOf	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: United States westward expansion
primaryBelligerent	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Yakama Nation ⓘ
significantFor	enforcement of unequal treaties ⓘ resistance of Yakama people to U.S. expansion ⓘ shaping U.S.-Native relations in Washington Territory ⓘ
startTime	1855 ⓘ
timePeriod	1850s ⓘ

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Subject: Yakima War
Description of subject: The Yakima War was an 1850s armed conflict in the Washington Territory between the United States and the Yakama (Yakima) people over land, treaty violations, and control of resources during westward expansion.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fraser Canyon War → relatedConflict → Yakima War ⓘ

Oregon territorial period → significantEvent → Yakima War ⓘ