Yakama
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people of Washington State.
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the dialect of the Sahaptin language spoken by the Yakama.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Yakama
First recorded in 1850–55 as Yackimas (plural); origin uncertain
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The investigation crossed into Yakima, Spokane and Walla Walla counties, and the Yakama Reservation.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Other Yakama Nation citizens who knew her as a teacher and a friend also shared news of her passing in text messages.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
Beloved Yakama linguist, educator and elder Virginia Beavert has died at age 102.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
An author and a World War II veteran, Beavert dedicated her life to the revitalization and preservation of the Yakama language, called Ichishkíin, also referred to as Sahaptin.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
In the Yakama language, it is the sign of the vocative; as, nah tehn!
From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George
Makahs and Yakamas challenge state fishing laws, citing the supremacy of treaties.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
But in 1897, President Grover Cleveland created the Mount Rainier Forest Reserve, taking 121,000 acres of land belonging to the Yakamas, including the mountain.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
Thomas told how Brando got them on the “Today” show in an effort to swell up support for the Yakamas.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
Siding with the Yakamas, Gorsuch explained that when the court is “dealing with a tribal treaty,” it must “give effect to the terms as the Indians themselves would have understood them.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2019
These Indians belong to numerous bands, confederated under the title of Yakamas.
From The Indian Question (1874) by Walker, Francis Amasa
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