Miss Yakama Nation's Yakama War
True West|July 2018

Emily Washines brings together historic enemies to rewrite history.

Jana Bommersbach
Miss Yakama Nation's Yakama War

Emily Washines believes Yakama War history offers more than “us vs. them.”

This former Miss Yakama Nation knows the American Indian perspective of the war fought against the U.S. Army from 1855- 1858 in Washington Territory. Now she’s searching for descendants from the Army side of the conflict—the 3rd, 4th, 6th and 9th Infantries.

“I think there’s real power in historic enemies standing side by side,” Washines says. “It will help erase the ‘us. vs. them’ and allow us to live as neighbors and never forget our history in the Northwest.”

This story is from the July 2018 edition of True West.

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