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Washington State Dep't of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 preempts the state law which the State purported to be able to tax fuel purchased by a tribal corporation for sale to tribal members.
Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation, 439 U.S. 463 (1979), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the State of Washington's imposition of partial jurisdiction over certain actions on an Indian reservation, when not requested by the tribe, was valid under Public Law 280.
Kamiakin was of mixed Nez Perce, Spokane and Yakama ancestry. His father Ki-yi-yah was the son of a Nez Perce father and a Spokane mother. His mother was Yakama. In 1825 Kamiakin married Sal-kow, also a Yakama, whose father Te-i-as and grandfather Weowikt were leaders in the tribe. [1] Kamiakin later married Colestah, also a Yakama.
The federal government’s engaging with the Yakama, Umatilla, Nez Perce and Wanapum promises a new approach in which native culture is not sidelined, and the tribes have an active hand in ...
Sep. 6—The Yakama Nation received a $1 million grant to fight gang and cartel crime, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced Friday. The U.S ...
In the 1980s and 1990s, Heath was one of at least 14 Yakama ... Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Kittitas is derived from the Sahaptin toponym k'ɨtɨtáš "gravel bank place", referring to a location along the banks of the Yakima River. [5] Pshwánapam ("rock people") is the common Sahaptin endonym for the group, [1] formerly transliterated as Pisch-wan-wap-pam. [6] Kittitas County is named for the tribe.
Brendale v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of Yakima Indian Nation, 492 U.S. 408 (1989), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Yakima Indian Nation did not hold exclusive zoning authority over all fee lands in their reservation.