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A free self-defense class was held Saturday at the Yakama Nation Tribal School in recognition of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Curtice says there are many missing person cases in Yakima County and families have submitted dental and other records in case remains are ever found. He says he hopes to make an identification soon.

Native Woodstock, presented by the Yakama Nation Credit Enterprise, is a family-friendly event that benefits the annual backpack giveaway that tribal programs put together.

The Yakama Nation begins its commemoration of the Treaty of 1855 with a parade on Friday and a pow wow out in White Swan. Everyone is invited to join the festivities.

Please help me spread the word -- and a HUGE thank you to the Yakama Nation for opening their emergency winter shelter at 326 South Division St. in Toppenish.

Lots of events are planned for this weekend's 163rd Annual Yakama Nation Treaty Days Commemoration. The public is invited to attend.

On Saturday (May 5) the Yakama Nation Victim Resource Program, in association with Behavioral Health Services, presents REDgalia -- the march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

The theme for Thursday's (June 8) annual Yakama Nation Treaty Days Parade was "Water is Life," and Mother Nature got the memo. There was rain, but that didn't stop people from enjoying the parade.

On Monday (June 5) the Yakama Nation kicked off its Treaty Days commemoration week with the Miss Yakama Nation Pageant. This is where the current Yakama Nation royalty spoke about their reign -- from Miss Yakama Nation, Chrissy Jim, all the way down to Lil' Miss Yakama Nation Treaty Days Princess, Tehy LoveAnn. The pageant also included the introduction of the candidates vying for whichever title

Yakima's 2016 Toys For Tots drive with the United States Marine Corps was a huge success. It usually is, however we all helped raise even more toys than ever before to supply even more families with toys. This year we got enough to help out families from the Yakama Nation, Wapato, Sunnyside and more over 1,000 families in Yakima!

Mai Hoang of the Yakima Herald-Rupublic has reported that Yakama Nation Legends Casino, as part of a $90 million expansion, is planning to add approximately 100 new jobs to their staff.

The largest oil-by-rail marine terminal in the nation proposed along the Columbia River in Washington is getting national news coverage. Fox News reports that environmental and tribal opposition have created a battle over Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy terminal planned to handle 360,000 barrels of crude oil a day...