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  Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla is the both the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, USA, and the county's largest city.
Walla Walla is in the southeastern region of Washington, approximately 4.5 hours by car from Seattle, Washington.
Walla Walla College is located in the adjacent town of College Place, Washington.
creekin.net /c7975-n254-walla-walla-washington.html   (733 words)

  
 Walla Walla (tribe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walla Walla is a Native American group that lives on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
The Walla Walla share land and a governmental structure with the Cayuse and the Umatilla tribes as part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla.
The Walla Walla occupied the territory along the Walla Walla River and along the junction of the Snake and Columbia Rivers in a territory that is now part of northern Oregon and southeastern Washington state in the United States before the coming of white settlers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walla_Walla_(tribe)   (274 words)

  
 Walla Walla (people)
Walla Walla (people), North American tribe of the Sahaptian language family and of the Plateau region culture area.
The tribe formerly occupied territory along the lower Walla Walla River and the east bank of the Columbia River, south of its junction with the Snake River.
In 1855 the Walla Walla were removed by treaty to the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, where they have become largely integrated with the Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Cayuse tribes.
www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/nativeamericans/wallawalla.htm   (126 words)

  
 Walla Walla, WA Crop Circle
Walla Walla is situated north of Umatilla, Oregon, near nuclear, biological and chemical weapons (NBC's) storage depots.
Walla Walla, Umatilla and Kennewick are in a prime target area for geothermal well production with intense internal heat upwellings.
Both Walla Walla and Kennewick were on the main trail used by Native Americans for travel to northern areas of what is now Canada and are historically important sites.
www.timestar.org /ccwalla.htm   (869 words)

  
 CTUIR History & Culture
Tribes on the Columbia Plateau were protective of their sovereignty and had elaborate warrior traditions and defended the people of the Plateau from their enemies.
The Walla Walla's were not paid for Peo Peo Mox Mox's land claim; the Oregon Trail was not moved south of the Reservation; the Reservation Boundary was mis-surveyed; the town of Pendleton was allocated 640 acres of the reservation; and the railroad was making plans to come through the Reservation.
The Tribes contended that thousands of acres had been excluded from the Reservation, and damages from the loss of fish and eel runs in the Umatilla River were also to be addressed in the courts.
www.umatilla.nsn.us /hist2.html   (8481 words)

  
 Tamastslikt and Tribe to host Treaty Commemoration events
The Tribes and the museum also have several special events, free and open to the public, planned for the sesquicentennial anniversary.
Peopeomoxmox was a signer for the Walla Walla tribe and one of the most prominent tribal representatives.
The Tribes on the other hand were trying to protect their heritage for generations to come and ensure their survival as a people.
www.umatilla.nsn.us /news051805.html   (2742 words)

  
 Texts of the North American Indian
the Walla Walla valley and the adjacent bank of the Columbia from Snake river southward to the territory of the Umatilla, in Washington, their principal village being near the mouth of the Walla Walla.
Of alien speech, they were on such intimate terms with the Shahaptian tribes of that region that even in 1851 their language was becoming obsolete, and for many years there has been none who could speak it.
These were doubtless the Molala, the only tribe known to have used a dialect akin to that of the Cayuse, and found at a later date between the Cascades and the Willamette.
www.snowcrest.net /kirkrudy/texts/texts_walla1.html   (1376 words)

  
 p451-460
The power of an Indian tribe to determine its membership is subject to the qualification, however, that in the distribution of tribal funds and other property under the supervision and control of the Federal Government, the action of the tribe is subject to the supervisory authority of the Secretary of the Interior.
In the absence of such proof, it was held that title to the land escheated to the tribe, and that the tribe might dispose of the land as it saw fit.
The cases cited with respect to the power of an Indian tribe to tax nonmembers, as a condition of entry or residence within the jurisdiction of the tribe, confirm the foregoing conclusions, and indicating further that the power of an Indian tribe to exclude nonmembers is not limited to lands in tribal ownership.
thorpe.ou.edu /sol_opinions/p451-475.html   (11210 words)

  
 Lewis and Clark Expedition :: Voyage of Rediscovery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The tribe welcomed the expedition to spend the winter in the area, and supplied the Americans with food throughout the winter in exchange for a steady stream of trade goods.
The tribe lived near the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers in Washington, and welcomed the Americans with gifts of a white horse, firewood and roasted fish.
The tribe told Lewis and Clark that there were plenty of elk on the their side of the river, which led the Corps of Discovery to build its winter quarters - named Fort Clatsop after the tribe - nearby.
www.voyageofrediscovery.com /part1/historical/key_tribes.shtml   (2085 words)

  
 Tamastslikt Cultural Institute | Museum and Art Gallery | Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla Tribes
He led the non-hostile faction of the Walla Walla, Cayuse and Umatilla Indians during the Yakama war.
When ambitious young Isaac Stevens pulled up at what is now Walla Walla, Washington, 150 years ago this month, his goal was to quickly secure treaties with the local Tribes.
The Tribes turned over ownership of 31 million acres of land to the US Government (6.4 million acres from the tribes that now make up the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 13 million acres from the Nez Perce Tribe, and 11.5 million acres from the tribes that now make up the Yakama Nation).
www.tamastslikt.com /press.asp?id=119   (2758 words)

  
 Lewis and Clark . Native Americans . Walla Walla Indians | PBS
The Walla Wallas and their chief Yelleppit encountered Lewis and Clark for the first time in early October of 1805.
However, the Walla Walla chief did manage to exact a promise from the captains to return to his village on their way back.
She translated Walla Walla to Shoshone for Sacagawea, opening the translation chain for the Corps’ interpreters.
www.pbs.org /lewisandclark/native/wal.html   (323 words)

  
 Walla Walla, Washington WA, city profile (Walla Walla County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Walla Walla is a city in Walla Walla County.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Walla Walla was $15,792, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Walla Walla, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $431.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25046   (832 words)

  
 June 2002 Engineer Update
Twenty Corps participants from Walla Walla District, Northwestern Division, and Washington, D.C., participated in the four-day experiential workshop to increase their personal understanding of cultural and environmental resource issues.
The tribes evaluate the effect of an action seven generations into the future, which is beyond the scope of most Americans' vision.
Walla Walla District is working with the Nez Pierce and the Collville tribes to provide future workshops during the spring and fall each year.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/jun02/story8.htm   (939 words)

  
 Wallula and Walla Walla names on Mars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Regarding the proposed names, a city, county, and river are named after the Walla Walla Native American tribe of southeastern Washington State.
While different tribes, the Nez Perce and the Walla Wallas are both members of the Columbia Plateau Culture, with similar languages and ways of life.
On October 20, 2003 Dr. Dinwiddie learned that the proposed names Wallula and Walla Walla Vallis were provisionally approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
www.whitman.edu /alumni/wallawallaonmars.htm   (543 words)

  
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The Walla Walla live about 12 miles away from the junction of the Snake and Colombia rivers of present day Washington.
The Walla Walla had also welcomed the Americans very nicely to stay in their camp.
The Wishram tribe traded most of their salmon with the Walla Walla, the Nez Perces, and the Yakimas Indians.
www.gkschools.org /lc/people   (477 words)

  
 Walla Walla Public Schools - Links and Resources
Welcome to Walla Walla, WA located in Walla Walla County - an area rich in history, resources and culture.
Nestled at the foot of the rugged Blue Mountains in one of the nation’s most fertile valleys, Walla Walla sustains a variety of agricultural crops - most notably sweet onions.
Walla Walla serves as the medical, cultural, educational, and commercial center of Southeastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon.
www.wwps.org /links.htm   (280 words)

  
 Umatilla and Cayuse Life at Fort Walla Wall
The Snake tribe, who come to the Grande Ronde for trade, muster 1000 to 1200 strong, and are not now as formerly, merely armed with bows, but have obtained by theft and trade with the Americans, an abundant supply of arms and ammunition.
In the evening the Indians say their prayers under one of the bastions, and have the same religious ceremonies as the Walla-wallas.
The service began by the chiefs making a short address, in a low tone, which was repeated by a man on his left hand, in short sentences, as they were uttered by the chief.
www.trailtribes.org /umatilla/life-at-fort-walla-walla.htm   (733 words)

  
 walla walla council
It was in one of the most beautiful spots of the Walla Walla valley, well wooded and with plenty of water.
The Walla Walla’s, another of the principal tribes present, is one much reduced in numbers and importance since the pioneer trappers first came among them.
Today, leading chiefs belonging to some of the most distant tribes, attended by their followers, have been coming into camp, and most of those for which the Commissioners have been waiting are now represented.
www.ccrh.org /comm/umatilla/primary/wallawal.htm   (3632 words)

  
 NW TRIBE
The Northwest tribe invites all Comanche pilots to its activities whether they belong to ICS or not.
Send your payment today to The Trudel Group 33470 Chinook Place, Scappoose, Ore. 97056, and mark the envelope "Comanche." There will be a Tribe business meeting and discussion of tribe by-laws, and a report from those who attended the Fall Board meeting on the status of RAMANOGOH project.
For those who do not have a bed with a Portland area Comanche pilot (please ask) or choose to remain independent, the nearest good but not too expensive hotels are: Sweetbrier Inn, 503-692-5800, 4 miles N of Aurora Airport at the I 5 Tualatin turn off (exit #289) is the closest.
www.comanchepilot.com /Tribe_Info/NW_TRIBE/nw_tribe.html   (737 words)

  
 96 CRITFC'S Sampson Earns National Leadership Award, Columbia Basin Bulletin
CRITFC is the technical support and coordinating agency for fishery management policies for four Columbia Basin treaty tribes: the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and the Nez Perce Tribe.
Sampson belongs to the Walla Walla tribe, one of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
As members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, Sampson and his fellow leaders fought for the revival of salmon runs and watersheds on the Columbia and other rivers in the region.
www.bluefish.org /sampson.htm   (1132 words)

  
 INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES.
But notwithstanding the marriage of Philomme to Smity, and her long residence outside of the limits of the reservation, she was acknowledged by the chiefs of the confederated tribes to be a member of the Walla Walla tribe.
An Indian tribe may, if it so chooses, adopt as its own the laws of the State in which it is situated and may make such modifications in these laws as it deems suitable to its pecular conditions.
So long as a tribe exists and remains in possession of its lands, its title and possession are sovereign and exclusive; and there exists no authority to enter upon their lands, for any purpose whatever, without their consent.
digital.library.okstate.edu /kappler/Vol5/html_files/v5p0778.html   (12443 words)

  
 Lewis and Clark in History October 16 - 20, 1805
These lower Columbia tribes placed infants in a special cradleboard with an angled board compressing the forehead; in some cases a tight headband was apparently used instead.
Chief Yel-lep-pit* - Evidently Yelleppit was chief of the Walula (or Walla Walla) tribe, although it has been suggested that he was a Cayuse leader named Ollicutt known to fur traders in the area a few years later.
Sometime if the 1890's a Jefferson peace medal, perhaps form the expedition, was discovered on an island (possibly Goat Island) at the mouth of the Walla Walla River; it may be the one given to Yelleppit at this time or on the party's return trip in 1806.
lewisandclarktrail.com /section4/wacities/tricities/1805history1.htm   (682 words)

  
 WebRoots Library U.S. Journeys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
These Indians are now known as the Walla Walla tribe, and their name is given to a river, a town, and a fort of the United States.
Our Shoshonee woman, Sacajawea, though she belonged to a tribe near the Missouri, spoke the same language as this prisoner; by their means we were able to explain ourselves to the Indians, and answer all their inquiries with respect to ourselves and the object of our journey.
The expedition was now in what we know as Walla Walla County, Washington, and they were travelling along the river Walla Walla, leaving the Columbia, which has Page 275 here a general direction of northerly.
www.webroots.org /library/usatrav/fatclc06.html   (9669 words)

  
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I thought that it would be a good idea, to not only show photographs of Native American Indian men, but as well honor the Native American Women as well, because if you read about the history, there is nearly nothing mentioned about the women.
And Native Women, no matter which tribe or nation they did belong to, did work hard and were not exempted from beeing killed by whites or the U.S. army when their camps were assaulted...and they did normally carry no weapons...but in many cases their babies or children which they wanted to protect.
Therefor I decided to show these old photos of women from different tribes with their babies.
www.axel-jacob.de /mothers2.html   (161 words)

  
 National Geographic: Lewis & Clark—Tribes—Clatskanie Indians
The Clatskanie were one of the many tribes inhabiting the Snake and Columbia River Basins when the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived in the winter of 1805.
Almost 50 years later there were only three men and five women remaining in the tribe, which had fallen victim to warfare and smallpox.
The Clatskanie culture was also diluted as the dwindling tribe intermingled with other tribes.
www.nationalgeographic.com /lewisandclark/record_tribes_085_13_23.html   (73 words)

  
 Collections 2
This message was left by a member of the Walla Walla tribe of Washington State.
A message from the O.I.U., the Organization of Indian Unity, urges Indians of all tribes to unite.
This symbol was drawn on the ceiling of a cell in the main cellblock.
www.csulb.edu /~gcampus/libarts/am-indian/alcatraz/Collections_2.html   (834 words)

  
 Studying The Lamprey: They're Elusive Little Suckers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
They spend those first years ensconced in fine silt, typically in the eddies of streams, filter-feeding on the detritus that passes by.
Though American Indian tribes have eaten lamprey for generations, biologists don't believe overfishing has been a major factor in the lamprey's decline.
She said the hard data collected at Bonneville Dam coincides with anecdotal evidence from tribal elders.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/InNews/littlesuckers2004.html   (1027 words)

  
 Walla Walla (tribe)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Work started last fall when Natural Reclamation Service, based in Walla Walla, Wash., started...
Walla Walla is a Native American group that lives in southeastern Washington state in the United States.
The Walla Walla occupied the territory along the Walla Walla River and along the junction of the Snake and Columbia Rivers in a territory that is now part of northern Oregon and southern Washington State.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/w/wa/walla_walla__tribe_.html   (130 words)

  
 Tribe
The Northern Cherokee Nation is the only tribe of Indians which has been recognized by the Missouri government with a Missouri House of Representatives Resolution and a Governor's Proclamation.
The Ani-Stohini/Unami Nation is a small Indian tribe located in the mountains of southern Appalachia primarily in the seven mountain counties of Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, Washington, Smyth, Patrick, and Floyd in the state of Virginia and Surry and Alleghany Counties in North Carolina."
During this time, the tribe was an autonomous and prosperous group living off the bountiful natural resources of the Great Lakes.
www.grhouse.org /links/na-tribes.htm   (5824 words)

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