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The Yakama is a Native American tribe with nearly 10,851 members, inhabiting Washington state. Yakama people today are enrolled in the federally recognized tribe, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The Yakama Indian Reservation, along the Yakima River, covers an area of approximately 1.2 million acres (5,260 km²). Today the nation is governed by the Yakama Tribal Council, which consists of representatives of 14 tribes. Many Yakama people engage in ceremonial, subsistence, and commercial fishing for salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon in the Columbia River and its tributaries within land ceded by the tribe to the United States. Their right to fish is protected by treaties and has been re-affirmed in late 20th-century court cases such as ''United States v. Washington'' (the Boldt Decision, 1974) and ''United States v. Oregon'' (''Sohappy v. Smith'', 1969). ==Etymology== Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words, 'E-yak-ma,' means "a growing family", and ''iyakima,'' means "pregnant ones". Other scholars note the word, ''yákama,'' which means "black bear," or ''ya-ki-ná,'' which means "runaway".〔"Yakama," ''U *X *L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes'', U *X *L. 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2012 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3048800075.html〕 They have also been referred to as the ''Waptailnsim,'' "people of the narrow river" and ''Pa’kiut’lĕma,'' "people of the gap" which describes the tribe's location along the Yakima River.〔 The Yakama refer to themselves as the ''Mamachatpam.''〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yakama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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