yakama nation

The Yakama Nation begins its commemoration of the Treaty of 1855 with a parade on Friday and a pow wow out in White Swan. Everyone is invited to join the festivities.

After ten years, the pow wow has returned. To the Legends casino Hotel in Toppenish. The public is invited to attend May 24th through the 26th.

This how we play musical chairs on the rez.

Please help me spread the word -- and a HUGE thank you to the Yakama Nation for opening their emergency winter shelter at 326 S. Division St. in Toppenish.

Lots of events are planned for this weekend's 163rd Annual Yakama Nation Treaty Days Commemoration. The public is invited to attend.

On Saturday (May 5) the Yakama Nation Victim Resource Program, in association with Behavioral Health Services, presents REDgalia -- the march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

When going to almost any reservation, here are a few items you might need.

The theme for Thursday's (June 8) annual Yakama Nation Treaty Days Parade was "Water is Life," and Mother Nature got the memo. There was rain, but that didn't stop people from enjoying the parade.

On Monday (June 5) the Yakama Nation kicked off its Treaty Days commemoration week with the Miss Yakama Nation Pageant. This is where the current Yakama Nation royalty spoke about their reign -- from Miss Yakama Nation, Chrissy Jim, all the way down to Lil' Miss Yakama Nation Treaty Days Princess, Tehy LoveAnn. The pageant also included the introduction of the candidates vying for whichever title

The Yakama Nation has had it up to HERE with the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The Tribal Council is expressing their frustrations quite diplomatically, indeed, but I, being a non-tribal member, will not mince words and just say it like it is: Washington state, you need to step ya game up, sis, and clean up this mess! If you don't know the back story, let me give you THE TEA!