Every June, the Yakama Nation gathers to honor Treaty Days — a commemoration not just of a historic agreement, but of a people’s strength, sovereignty, and unyielding commitment to cultural survival.

TOPPENISH -- The sights and sounds of the 170th Yakama Nation Treaty Days echoed across the region last weekend as a parade, rodeo, powwow and various tournaments commemorated the treaty signed in ...

Tokitae’s eye is shown through netting as she is trucked from Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, Wash., in 1970, in a scene from the documentary film “Resident Orca.” Terry Newby "Resident Orca" Courtesy to ...

MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will commemorate Treaty Day with a daylong celebration recognizing the historic 1855 agreement between the U.S. government and the ...

This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. By Jarrette Werk, Underscore + Report for America In Warm Springs, Oregon, as the sunlight peeked through the clouds on a hot Saturday ...