Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation | |
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Coordinates: 46°14′00″N 120°49′19″W / 46.23333°N 120.82194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Negotiated | c. 1855 |
Government | |
• Body | Yakama Nation Tribal Council |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,591 |
Website | www |
Total population | |
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31,799 (2000) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States (Washington) | |
Languages | |
English, Spanish, Ichishkíin Sínwit | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Klikitat, Palus, Wallawalla, Wenatchi, Wishram, and Yakama peoples[1] |
The Yakama Indian Reservation (spelled Yakima until 1994) is a Native American reservation in Washington state of the federally recognized tribe known as the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.[2] The tribe is made up of Klikitat, Palus, Wallawalla, Wenatchi, Wishram, and Yakama peoples.[1]