Yakima (Yakama) people

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Columbia Plateau tribe Indian reservation Indigenous people of the United States Native American people federally recognized tribe

The Yakima (Yakama) people are a Native American nation of the Columbia Plateau in the Pacific Northwest, known for their rich fishing traditions along the Columbia River and their role in regional trade and resistance to U.S. expansion.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Yakama people	8
Yakima (Yakama) people canonical	1
Yakima people	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Columbia Plateau tribe ⓘ Indian reservation ⓘ Indigenous people of the United States ⓘ Native American people ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ
alternateName	Yakama people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima people NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedRiver	Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalPractice	berry picking ⓘ root gathering ⓘ seasonal round subsistence cycle ⓘ
culturalRegion	Plateau culture area ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ fishing rights and fisheries ⓘ timber ⓘ
governmentType	tribal government ⓘ
hasFederallyRecognizedTribe	Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedIn	Yakima War NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	regional trade networks ⓘ resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ salmon fishing on the Columbia River ⓘ
languageFamily	Sahaptian languages ⓘ
legalStatus	sovereign tribal nation within the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Columbia Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Plateau cultural area ⓘ
primaryState	Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Inland Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional Plateau spirituality ⓘ
represents	Yakima (Yakama) people NERFINISHED ⓘ
reservation	Yakama Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
rights	hunting and gathering rights off-reservation under treaty ⓘ reserved fishing rights under treaty ⓘ
timePeriodOfYakimaWar	1855–1858 ⓘ
tradeRole	intermediaries between Plateau and coastal peoples ⓘ
traditionalHousing	mat lodges ⓘ pit houses ⓘ
traditionalLanguage	Yakama Sahaptin NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Columbia River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima River basin ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of 1855 NERFINISHED ⓘ