Rattlesnake Mountain

A group of elk runs from Yakama Nation hunters on the Hanford Reach National Monument in December 2023.

A return after seven decades: Inside the Yakama Nation’s elk hunt on the Hanford Reach

(Runtime 3:50) A video captured the moment a maroon Toyota 4Runner paused along a rough gravel road on the Hanford Reach National Monument this past…

Rattlesnake Mountain, known as Laliik by Tribes of the Columbia Basin, is incredibly important to Tribal nations. Now, the Biden Administration has announced its intention to work closely with Tribes on managing and protecting the southeast Washington mountain.

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Rattlesnake Mountain soon to be co-managed between feds and Tribes

(Runtime :57) Rattlesnake Mountain or Laliik, just outside of the Tri-Cities, has been spiritually important to Columbia Basin Tribes since time…

Rattlesnake Mountain on the Hanford Reach National Monument has restricted and protected access. It's considered a sacred site by Northwest tribes, including the Yakama Nation and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. CREDIT ANNA KING/NW NEWS NETWORK

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'It's Irreversible': Goldendale Green Energy Project Highlights A History Of Native Dispossession

The Goldendale Energy Storage Project would be a solution to generate energy when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. But, to the Yakama Nation, the destruction of those sites would add another heartbreak to an ever-expanding list. Countless important cultural areas have faced destruction across the Northwest, largely because they’re not understood by non-tribal members.

The Cold Creek Fire burned nearly 42,000 acres of sagebrush and grass land near Hanford in July -- including on Rattlesnake Mountain.

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'A Total Sense Of Belonging': Northwest Tribes Lament Fire On Rattlesnake Mountain

The fire that engulfed Notre Dame cathedral shocked the world earlier this year. And a wildfire in July on Rattlesnake Mountain in southeast Washington similarly shocked Northwest tribes.