How to Use Yakama in a Sentence

Yakama

noun
  • The Settlers, members of the Yakama Nation, have been deeply affected by the Northwest’s salmon policies for generations.
    — ProPublica, 2024-03-13
  • The event marks the harvesting of the eel-like fish at Willamette Falls, an annual activity that has endured for thousands of years among the Yakama Nation and other tribes.
    — oregonlive, 2023-07-13
  • As usual, here are some stories about the challenges and opportunities of the clean energy transition: Federal officials promised the Yakama Nation $32 million to put solar panels over canals.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2024-09-26

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