34 results for: Plateau Peoples
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Yakama Nation group discussing water rights petition, Olympia, April 20, 1993
In April 1993, ten members of the Yakama Nation (then spelled Yakima), some in traditional dress, gathered in the office of Washington governor Mike Lowry and urged him to veto a bill giving the Hell Roaring Irrigation Company access to reservation water. The bill promised the company the ability to file for water access through the state government rather than…
ID Number:2000.107.19930420.12.41
Date:1993
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James Kiona speaking about fishing on the Columbia River, July 26, 2002
In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin - the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.03.001
Date:2002
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Leonard Dave, Sr. dipping for fish with a hoop net, July 26, 2002
In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin - the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.04.001
Date:2002
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Larry King of the Yakama Nation fishing in the Klickitat River, July 26, 2002
In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin - the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.04.002
Date:2002
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Free Yvonne Wanrow mailer, 1978
Yvonne Swan Wanrow is an activist advocating for the rights of Native Americans and women. She is a member of the Colville Tribes of eastern Washington. On August 11, 1972, Wanrow shot and killed a convicted sex offender when he attempted to assault her young son. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty years in prison, but appealed…
ID Number:2002.23.1.52.1
Date:1978
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Plateau group in a photography studio, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. In this image, four Indigenous women and one…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.6
Date:Circa 1900
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Portrait of young couple, Yakima, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. In this image, a young man and woman…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.12
Date:Circa 1900
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Plateau man with a decorated hat, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. At the turn of the 20th century, this…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.49
Date:Circa 1900
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Mattie Spencer, Klikitat woman, circa 1900
The Klickitat (also spelled Klikitat) are an Indigenous group whose historic lands are along the Klickitat and White Salmon Rivers east of the Cascade mountains in Washington. Their language is related to the language of the Yakama, their eastern neighbors. The Klickitat fished for salmon in the rivers of their homeland and were also involved in trade among different Indigenous…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.52
Date:Circa 1900
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Plateau family group, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. An Indigenous family poses for the camera of…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.56
Date:Circa 1900