A Dictionary of American History

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Author: Thomas L. Purvis  | Date: 1995

Yakima Indians

Yakima Indians This group, speakers of one of the Sahaptin languages, was closely related to the Nez Perce Indians and was the largest Indian nation in the upper Columbia River valley. They incorporated the horse into their culture after 1735, and experienced regular contact with Anglo-Americans after 1845. In 1855 leading Yakimas conceded possession of land outside certain bounds to the US and agreed to let whites cross their territory, but this agreement stirred great discontent among many villages and led to the Yakima wars. They now have a reservation in Yakima and Klickitat counties, Wash., at Toppenish.

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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Yakima Indians," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed April 28, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1WEJKX2Z3LNZ88T.

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