The Yakama Nation Review is a bi-weekly newspaper printed by the Yakama Nation that includes articles of local importance. Articles in this issue are written by YNR staff writers, as well as external news outlets. In March 1994, the publication changed its name from Yakima Nation Review to Yakama Nation Review.
Page 1: GOP anti-sovereighnty plank stirs storm of reaction (continued on page 7); Yakama power wires being untangled (continued on page 3); Plutonium particles escaped during fire (continued on page 4); 'Dirty waterways'; EPA directs states to develop pollution plan (continued on page 2); DDT still found in upper Yakima river; Bargaining for purchase of Kene ahead (continued on page 4); Inside.
Page 2: Quickly; Her name is Temalaway; 'Dancing cleanses my soul and I feel great'; EPA orders state pollution plans (continued from page 1).
Page 3: A new tule mat longhouse ascends at priest rapids; Yakama power wires being untangled (continued from page 1); Old person returned to chair.
Page 4: Text of decision; Ethics board targets Isaac and Smartlowit; Bargaining for Kene purchase ahead (continued from page 1); Plutonium particles escaped during fire (continued from page 1).
Page 5: Native Northwest; Oregon; USDA sets session for Northwest tribes; Umatilla wants build electrical plant; Washington; Chinook: Another wait for final ruling; Hanford 'downwinders' file suit on contractors; Damage assessment begins after Hanford fire; New faces in work force; Legs fractured in crash; Single car accident kills 2; Crime rates on rise among Indian youth.
Page 6: Curly claims Bigfoot has a weakness for oranges; Yakama members 9,319; Spring thaw brings 49 new enrollees.
Page 7: Ceremonial calendar; GOP anti-sovereignty plank stirs storm of reaction (continued from page 1); Text: Washington GOP resolution.
Page 8: Opinion & Commentary; PXWI; Initiatives filed for November ballot; Out of our mailbag; Everyday people fall through cracks; Remember the stress that alcohol brings; High praise for Emerald; Of libel; Of letters; Misconceptions problem for millenia.
Page 9: Walking on; Lucille D. Wilson; Johnny Sampson Sr.; Raymond Shike Sr. Janet Irene Strong; Phyllis Parton Akins; Marlene Faye Tillequots Gregg; Davina Chloe Spoonhunter; Memorial; Birch canoe burial for Morris Thompson; Pueblo settler Tapia passes; Recalling those who served.
Page 10: Sports; Sports with Lehigh John; Response overwhelming for youth sports on reservation; Sporting an opinion....; Is there anything else besides basketball?; Becker wins Ki Jim run; All-Americans run for SIPI; Yakama teams earn trophies in Pi-Ume-Sha tournaments; Yakamas at 'springs' payout.
Page 11: Classifieds; Employment; Food service worker; Seasonal gate guard; Senior associate attorney; Director; Food service worker; Mechanical supervisor; Early childhood specialist; Water administrator; Legal notices.
Page 12: Across Native America; Nothern plains; New crow council wants to renegotiate water compact; Far West; Hawaiian recognition bill getting mixed reviews; Southeast; Senate okays placement of chief Washakie statue; Ruling may men millions for Texas Alabama coushatta; Coalbed fires cost southern Utes $1 million to snuff; Great lakes; Sued landowners vow fight against Miami land claim; FBI report probes deaths at Pine Ridge in 1970's.