The mid-nineteenth century found the Yakama Indians living along the Columbia and Yakima Rivers on the plateau in central Washington Territory, on land in the path of white settlement. The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation, or Yakama Nation, is a Native American group with nearly 9,000 enrolled members, living in Washington (state). ... This irrigation ditch receives its water from the Yakima River. ... Categories: Historical stubs | Washington history | U.S. historical regions and territories ...

In May and June of 1855 the first governor of the newly formed Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens and Joel Palmer, Superintendent of the Oregon Territory, formed three treaties at the Walla Walla Council. The Walla Walla, the Umatilla and the Cayuse tribes were coerced by the United States government from 4 million acres of tribal lands to the Umatilla reservation in northeastern Oregon, which overtime was reduced down to 95,000 acres.In a second treaty, fourteen different tribal groups agreed to go onto the Yakama reservation, giving up a combined 29,000 square miles of land. By the third treaty, the Nez Perce were confined to a reservation that included parts of southeastern Washington state, northwestern Oregon, and west-central Idaho. Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 - September 1, 1862) was the first governor of Washington Territory, and served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly. ... The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain, as well as to the organized U.S. territory formed from it that existed between 1848 and 1859. ... Walla Walla can refer to: Walla Walla a Native American tribe after which the county and town of Walla Walla are named Walla Walla, Washington a town in the county of Walla Walla Walla Walla County, Washington a county in Washington State, U.S.A. This is a disambiguation page... Umatilla is a city located in Umatilla County, Oregon. ... Cayuse & Sahaptin Tribal Representatives to Washington D.C. (1890) Cayuse Umapine (Wakonkonwelasonmi), a Cayuse chief, September, 1909 The Cayuse are a Native American tribe in the state of Oregon in the United States. ... Nez Perce photographed in the 19th century The Nez Perce or Nez Percé (pronounced /n3z pVrs/, or /ne perse/ as in French) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the Pacific Northwest region of North America and adjoining regions at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... This article deals with the U.S. state. ... State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th)  - Land 248,849 km²  - Water 6,177 km² (2. ... State nickname: Gem State Other U.S. States Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R) Official languages none Area 216,632 km² (14th)  - Land 214,499 km²  - Water 2,133 km² (0. ...

The same year gold was discovered on the recently established Yakama reservation, and conflict erupted between encroaching white miners and tribes of the Plateau, eventually united together under the leadership of Yakima chief Kamiakan, marking the start of the Yakima War. Initially the conflict was limited to the Yakama led by Kamiakan but eventually the Walla Walla and Cayuse were drawn into the war, following the lead of the Yakima, and a number of raids and battles took place. Finally at the Battle of Four Lakes, near Spokane, Washington, the Indians were decisively defeated (September 1858) and afterward placed on reservations, although a few tribes remained outside them. For the city, see Spokane, Washington For the county, see Spokane County, Washington For the Native American tribe, see Spokane (people) or Spokane Indian Reservation For the movie, see Spokane (2004) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Kamiakan fled to Canada, but 24 other chiefs were captured and hanged or shot.

This conflict is also referred to as the Yakima Indian War of 1855 and is often seen as a continuation of the Cayuse War which began in 1848. The Cayuse War was an armed conflict that took place in the northwestern United States between 1848 and 1855 between the Cayuse people of the region and the United States Government and local white settlers. ...

The Yakama tribe was put to reservation south of the present city of Yakima.