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: BPA: Cannot provide summer spill for salmon (continued on page 2); High winds, hail rain thump Yakima valley (continued on page 2); Trust fund trail?; Special oversight hearing requested; Interior holding back fund reports (continued on page 2); Yakama pen legislation banning advertising; FBI weighs charges in 'Ancient one' probe (continued on page 2); Supreme court rules tribe lacks authority (continued on page 2); Inside.
Page 2: High winds, hail, rain thump Yakima valley (continued from page 1); Supreme court rules tribe lacks authority to hear suits (continued from page 1); Special oversight hearing requested (continued from page 1); Interior holding back fund reports (continued from page 1); Possible charges in remains case (continued from page 1); BPA: No summer spill for migrating salmon (Continued from page 1).
Page 3: Yakama forest products refining production with dedicated work force; 5th year of operation; Forest service needs more time to propose revisions; Environmental protection agency fines cattle feed lot on Umatilla nation $25,000; USDA announces nearly $10 million in value-added agriculture product grants; Quickly.
Page 4: Native Northwest; Tribe focuses on lake ownership ruling to seek cleanup; Tribes, commission differe on non-Indian gas buys; Nez Perce canoes restored; Museum exhibit relates story of tribe's creation; Settlement clears council members of 'freebees'.
Page 5: Ceremonial calendar; Record crowd estimated for treaty day; Credit and 'Gilligan' win treaty parade float contest; Senate confirms McCaleb for Bureau of Indian affairs.
Page 6: People in the news; Honor student graduates from YVCC, Top-Hi; now to UW on a $52,000 full-ride scholarship; Stancliffe earns Yakima county PSR scholarship; Tom Brokaw: Indians did their part to save freedom; Peters earns UCLB degree in film and electronic arts; Goudy chosen to represent PIVOT at national meeting; Taylor-Luke set wedding ceremony at Spaulding; Compo-Wahpat married June 16 at McKinley.
Page 7: 2001 Graduates.
Page 8: Opinion & commentary; PXWI; Petition the White man to keep his word; Out of our mailbag; No per caps- BIA still gets its 10 percent; Reorganizing program violates 1855 treaty; self-serving officials - What happened?; Youth stance should inspire us to reach goals.
Page 9: Out of our mailbag; Quorom needed at upcoming GC meeting; Ventures need new focus; Instead of a fed lot, why not a fish processing site; Disease uses small, but deadly, rodent; Health officials: Reach out to minority groups; I see alot of parents leave their kids alone; Code of ethics board; Clifford Moses place on 90-day probation.
Page 10: Sports; Treaty day rodeo winners earn $70,000 total; Treaty day open comes down to final hole of play.
Page 11: Black Dragon coed played like champs in 2001 softball league' Russell Archambault deals with stereotypes; played in finalfour (continued from page 10); Girl's night out softball team second in league, first in hearts; Conway ponders returning to MSU after coach's remarks on Indians.
Page 12: Walking on; Brandon Scott Clements; Shannaree Alice Marie Tainewasher; Zackery Cal. Didrickson; David Alex Sampson Dave; Makah matriarch Isabell Ides was 101, a vital link to old ways; Northern Cheyenne journalist, historian Hollowbreast dies; Archeologist to find tribal link; 450 Seneca Indians to be reburied.
Page 13: Classifieds; Employment; Fish technician II; Cha II/case aide; Community health aide I; Education specialist; Fish culturist II; Fish culturist II; Office assistant III; Legal notices.
Page 14: Across Native America; Southwest; Supreme court to hear lake Tahoe development case; Court won't hear case; Tribes seek cash for oil, gas exploration; East; Florida alligator wrestler gets New York reptile; Senecas get o.k. for casino at NIagra falls; Southeast; Tuscarora group seeks federal recognition; Indian activist to run as an independent; Great plains; Tribal car tags in Kansas.