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: Handshake agreement reaffirmed (see handshake on page 2); Tribal members bid goodbye to old village (see celilo on page 2); Court denies federal government's Hanford nuclear reservation motion to dismiss (see Hanford on page 3); Sierra club cascade expansion of white pass ski area; Not afraid elected big horn county justice of the peace (see justice on page 2); Columbia river water meauring program deemed a flowing success (see river on page 2); Inside.
Page 2: Handshake/Things changed (continued from page 1); Justice/Wins election by just 25 votes (continued from page 1); Quickly; river/Priest to wells dams in 2008 (continued from page 1); Celilo/'Closure for what was taken' (continued from page 1).
Page 3: Ceremonial calendar; Kamiakin's historic garden exists only on paper now; Yakama tribal council ratifies executive board resolutions; Congress approves bill introduced by senator Dorgan to honor Native Amerian contributions; Hanford/the assessment could cost $100M (continued from page 1).
Page 4: Native Northwest; Makah tribal leaders seek to distance themselves from whale killing; State biologists stufy wildfire impact on sage grouse; Thousands of pink sal,on stuck behind wooden dam; Mayor's son pleads guilty to conspiring to cheat casino; Wildlife commissioners set dates, quota for bison hunt; State preparing to add more addiction treatment centers; Nez Perce nation police still looking for alleged shooter.
Page 5: Walking on; Cecile M. Jasway; Parnessa A. Montgomery-Morrison; Darnell M. Gregg; Marilyn D. (White) Miller; Elsie Thomas; Ronna J. (Cowapoo) Begay; Father looking for answers after son's apparent suicide in county jail cell; Violence against women prompts Rosebud reservation suicides; Women's shelter helping.
Page 6: Opinion and Commentary; PXWI; Out of our mailbag; Don't blame elected officials for budget shortfalls; $500: Kids smiling; Crying out; Who's paying who; Camput kudos (see kudos on page 7); UN adopts historic declaration on indigenous peoples' rights; Court splits on tribe's stance on critical areas ordinance.
Page 7: Guest commentary; Undermining trust: gonzales' legacy for Native America; Kudos/Campout; Heartless firing; Frybread fake out; Money ventures; Time Giago: AIM responsibe for Anna Mae Pictou Aquash's death.
Page 8: People in the news; Booster club being formed at White Swan high school; Wapato city council considering bannning certain alcohol beverages; Enumclaw hunter bighorn sheep at clements Mt.; Council/Elected official rafity actions adopted by executive board (continued from page 3); Four White Swan family members are hurt in dog attack; all recovering; Diabetes program sponsoring contest.
Page 9: Yakama Rez Hogs release fifth album; Shedding adolescence, wisdom of tribal elders guides youn girls' metamorphoses; LaPierre, Kahlamat married Sept. 10; Mr. & Mrs. Hudson celebrate forteith wedding anniversary; Melvin John earns business administration associate of arts from Haskell nations.
Page 10: Sports; New 'legends' are born at annual Yakama legends casino rodeo & Powwow; Tribal entries walk away with trophies at the Yakima 3-on-3 hot shots games; Native American athletes sought for new reality television series; AAU fall youth basketball league set to start Oct. 20; NCAA asks judge to reconsider order.
Page 11: Classifieds; employment.
Page 12: Across Native America; Navajo nation interim head start director submits resignation; Ex-Navajo superintendent challenges being fired; Feds raid alleged tribe; Official says confidentiality an issue in law enforcement; Tribal governor hit during fracas at complex; State delays decision on liquor license for Oneidas; Man accepts plea offer in teen's death on Rosebud; School expands board of after racial slur controversy; San Ildefonso pueblo leader accussed of raping girlfriend; Tribe levies $1 million fine against private landfill; Navajo tribal utility officials increase electric rates; Tribal court calls for censure of Muscogee creek council; Incumbents lost positions on Grande Ronde tribal council.