The Yakama (Yakima) Tribe is located in central Washington along the Columbia River. In 1994, the Yakama Nation adopted the spelling of its name as "Yakama," which they feel is the more correct historical spelling of their name.
History
1805 -- First contact with Europeans -- the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
1855 -- Treaty with the U.S. government
1855 -- Reservation established
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Yakima tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.
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Tribal Headquarters
Yakima Indian Nation
2808 Main St
Union Gap, WA 98903
(509) 452-2502
Records
Treaties
- The Yakama Nation Treaty of 9 June 1855.
Yakima Agency
The agency representing the Yakama Indians for the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the Yakima Agency. It is located at Toppenish, Washington. For additional history of this agency and an indication of the location of its records, click here.
Yakama Indian Nation -- BIA Agency
401 Fort Rd
Toppenish, WA 98948
(509) 865-2255
Important Web Sites
References
- Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico.
- Swanton, John. The Indian Tribes of North America.