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

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

YAKIMA  (AP) — The Yakama Nation says one of its members died on a sea lion count mission after his boat capsized on the Columbia River. The Yakima-Herald Republic reports the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission's announcement on Wednesday said 56-year-old Greg George died after being taken to a Portland hospital for treatment of unspecific injuries...

Yakima's 2016 Toys For Tots drive with the United States Marine Corps was a huge success. It usually is, however we all helped raise even more toys than ever before to supply even more families with toys. This year we got enough to help out families from the Yakama Nation, Wapato, Sunnyside and more over 1,000 families in Yakima!

SEATTLE (AP) — American Indian tribes in Washington state are asking President Barack Obama to overhaul the way the federal government consults with tribes on infrastructure projects. Leaders of four tribes are meeting with federal officials in Seattle Tuesday...

Mai Hoang of the Yakima Herald-Rupublic has reported that Yakama Nation Legends Casino, as part of a $90 million expansion, is planning to add approximately 100 new jobs to their staff.

The largest oil-by-rail marine terminal in the nation proposed along the Columbia River in Washington is getting national news coverage. Fox News reports that environmental and tribal opposition have created a battle over Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy terminal planned to handle 360,000 barrels of crude oil a day...

MOSIER, Ore. (AP) — Leaders of several Northwest tribes are gathering at the site of last week's fiery train derailment to highlight the risks of moving volatile crude oil along the Columbia River. The chairman of the Yakama Nation, JoDe Goudy, said in a statement Thursday that the derailment has been devastating to the town of Mosier and to people who live along the Columbia River...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Yakama Nation will soon get $7.2 million as part of a settled class action lawsuit involving hundreds of tribes. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the $940 million settlement was approved in an Albuquerque, New Mexico, district court and finalized by the Obama Administration, ending 25 years of dispute over insufficient payments to tribal agencies. ...