Geography
What rivers do the Yakama live close to?
Yakima and Columbia River
The Yakama tribe lived in what type of home during the summer?
Tepees
What year were horses first introduced to the Yakama?
around the 1750s
What year was the treaty signed
1855
What type of fishing did they do?
Dip fishing
What is the climate like where the Yakamas live?
Warm summers and cold, snowy winters
The Yakama adopted many of their lifestyle from who?
Great Plains Indians
what year was the treaty signed?
1855
How many bands and tribes were grouped together because of the treaty?
14 bands and tribes
What type of artwork did the Yakama have?
Beading, basketry, story telling.
What state does the tribe reside in?
Washington State
Lewis and Clark encountered the Yakama tribe in October 1805 and met which chief
Chief Kamiakin
WHat year was a flag adopted to represent the Yakama people of the Yakama Reservation.
1955
What mountain was given back to the Yakama after the treaty signing?
Mt. Adams
clothing worn during ceremonies and traditional dances is called?
Regalia
What percentage of salmon does the tribe have the rights to?
50%
What transportation did the Yakama use?
Dugout Canoes
When did the Yakima nation rename itself to "YAKAMA "
mid 1990s
The tribes signed a treaty giving up more than ______ acres, but kept their hunting, fishing, and gathering rights.
10 million
What language dialect did the yakama speak?
Sahaptin
What natural resources grow on the land?
Berries, bulbs, roots and seeds
What weapons did the Yakama use?
spears, lances, clubs, knives and bows and arrows. The Yakama also used shields for defensive purposes.
Although the Treaty was signed on June 9, 1855 it did not become valid until ratified March 8,
1859
What is the name of the governor who arranged the treaty signing?
Isaac Ingalls Stevens
The first non-Native Americans to enter the tribe’s territory were members of the _________ expedition
Lewis and Clark