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Why the Kalama methanol refinery would hurt the Yakama tribe
Yakama tribal members exercise treaty rights on the Columbia river. A proposed methanol plant could endanger the ways of life those rights protect.
Emily Washines
Emily Washines is a Yakama tribal member and scholar, who researches and speaks on the historical aspects of missing and murdered Native women on the Yakama reservation, with particular emphasis on wo
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Who are the missing Native women and how do we find them?
A report by the Washington State Patrol documented 20 cases of missing Indigenous women in Yakima County, the most in the state. A scholar who is a Yakama tribal member reflects on the dire situation.