The
portion of the original Yakama Nation territory ceded to the federal government
in the Treaty of 1855 takes up almost
a third of Washington State. The Ceded Area contains “usual and accustomed”
places where the Treaty reserves the rights of tribal members to hunt,
fish and collect plants for food, medicine and other traditional uses.
Within the Ceded Area, the
Southern Territories include an area spanning the Little White Salmon
River drainage in Skamania County to Switzler Canyon in Benton County.
The YKFP is concerned with the health of the watersheds and their fish
populations throughout the Southern Territories. View a map
showing the watersheds in the YN Southern Territories in Washington state,
or click one of the specific subbasins, below, for more information.
Wind
River
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Little
White Salmon River
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Rock
Creek and eastern tributaries (Pine Cr., Chapman Cr., Wood
Cr., Alder Cr., Glade Cr.)
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![](Library/images/maps/cededlands_map.jpg)
Map
of the Yakama Nation Ceded Area and Reservation
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