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Honor
The Yakama Nation's history, culture, and the lives of our people are intertwined with the salmon and the Columbia.
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Protect
The Yakama Nation advocates for resources that cannot speak for themselves.
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Restore
Our innovative projects and partnerships restore culturally important fish runs in the Columbia River.
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Harvest News

Open Fall Coho Fishery on the Icicle River

Tue, 09/29/2020

Good numbers of coho are returning to the Icicle River surplus above the needs of production exists; therefore The Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby authorize weekly openings on the Icicle River from 6am Tuesdays - 6pm Saturdays effective...

Honor. Protect.
Restore.

Yakama Nation Fisheries is a program of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. We work "To honor, protect and restore Nch'i-Wa'na (the Columbia River), its tributaries and its resources for the benefit of current and future generations of the Yakama people as reserved for them in the Treaty of 1855 (12 stat. 951).