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New spider discovered in Columbia River Gorge receives a Yakama naming ceremony

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By Lyric Aquino Verified
| The Oregonian Verified
Greta Binford was hiking one fall day near Wahkeena Falls and trying to take it easy after tearing her ACL. She began flipping over small boulders to see what she could find, as she often enjoys seeing what critters she could identify, when a chestnut orange spider with little feet caught her eye. Binford, an arachnologist and professor at Lewis and Clark College, has taken treks through the forests and valleys around the world as an avid traveler for her work.
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Newly Discovered Spider Species Receives Yakama Naming Ceremony

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By Lyric Aquino Verified
| Underscore News Verified
Greta Binford was hiking one fall day near Wahkeena Falls and trying to take it easy after tearing her ACL. She began flipping over small boulders to see what she could find, as she often enjoys seeing what critters she could identify, when a chestnut orange spider with little feet caught her eye. Binford, an arachnologist and professor at Lewis and Clark College, has taken treks through the forests and valleys around the world as an avid traveler for her work.
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Yakama Nation Continues to Fight Proposed Hydroelectric Project That Would Destroy Pushpum Cultural Site

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By Lyric Aquino Verified
| Underscore News Verified
On a sunny day high above waters of the Columbia River, traditional dancers welcomed visitors to Pushpum, a sacred site known to the Yakama Nation as “the mother of all roots.” As the air gusted around them, their regalia jingled and shifted along with their movements  — like it too was dancing. But for the Yakama Nation and the Qamílpa Band, this was more than a welcome.
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