Yakama
noun
Yak·a·ma
ˈya-kə-ˌmȯ 
variants
or Yakima
plural Yakama or Yakamas or Yakima or Yakimas
1
: a member of a group of Sahaptin peoples of the lower Yakima River valley, south central Washington
2
: the language of the Yakama people
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Aaron Whitefoot, a local elk hunter and enrolled Yakama tribal member, seemed to be leading the controversy on social media.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Eventually, Loni moved in with Benita's family on the reservation of the Yakama Nation in Washington, where Benita became more than just a cousin.
—Nick McMillan, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The menu changes with the seasons but previous bites have included Yakama sturgeon with celeriac and arugula, Alaskan pink singing scallop en papillote, and sweetbread with leeks and yellow foot mushrooms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Aja DeCoteau is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and is the executive director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The mountain itself is a place of immense spiritual and cultural importance to the Puyallup, Cowlitz, Muckleshoot, Nisqually and Yakama people, to name just a few.
—Corbin Reiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Washington state already allows tolling exemptions for a handful of tribes, including the Nez Perce and Yakama Nation.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
The Yakama Nation’s proposal would seem to exactly fit the bill.
—ProPublica, 20 Sep. 2024
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Eventually, Loni moved in with Benita's family on the reservation of the Yakama Nation in Washington, where Benita became more than just a cousin.
—Nick McMillan, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The menu changes with the seasons but previous bites have included Yakama sturgeon with celeriac and arugula, Alaskan pink singing scallop en papillote, and sweetbread with leeks and yellow foot mushrooms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Aja DeCoteau is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and is the executive director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The mountain itself is a place of immense spiritual and cultural importance to the Puyallup, Cowlitz, Muckleshoot, Nisqually and Yakama people, to name just a few.
—Corbin Reiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Washington state already allows tolling exemptions for a handful of tribes, including the Nez Perce and Yakama Nation.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
The Yakama Nation’s proposal would seem to exactly fit the bill.
—ProPublica, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Yakama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yakama. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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