Yakama Nation

For decades, the Bassett family searched for answers for their missing family member.

If you’ve tried to boat or fish on the lower Yakima River lately, you might have noticed matted weeds clogging the waterway. Now, work is underway to get it under control.

Biologists say removing a 550-foot causeway in Richland would be a big help for struggling salmon in the Yakima River.

For years, tribal and state leaders have wanted to build a new reservoir near Ellensburg. Now, the Yakama Nation will help manage this area – which is also part of their ancestral homelands.

(Runtime 0:55)To help it produce all the energy it needs, the Yakama Nation is planning a new sort of battery — using rocks.The idea is called advanced…

(Runtime 0:57)A fish hatchery on the Klickitat River has been returned to the Yakama Nation. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officially…

(Runtime 1:00)There’s a new sheriff — or — rather, a Hanford safety officer in town. The Yakama Nation has started a position to help protect the way-out…

(Runtime 0:59)A court battle is heating up over a warming shelter in Central Washington. The Yakama Nation is running a 24-hour shelter for people who are…

(Runtime 4:01) When Chestina Dominguez was little, her maternal grandmother, her kuthla, wanted to teach her to weave.“I never wanted to learn. I always…

(Runtime 1:08)Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has given the green light to a 24-mile long wind farm outside the Tri-Cities, a state council announced on…