Yakama Nation: Preserving culture and resources


My memory brought me back to years ago (in the early 70’s) when my family camped in teepees and brought old huckleberry baskets made by my great-grandmother.  Like an old basket, woven with love and care, our minds have many guarded memories about our closed areas.  There are enrolled members of youth who have amazing leadership potential, who must realize how precariously our ecosystems exist.  Our closed areas guard and protect sacred sites that the tribe protects by preserve their existence.



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