Longtime Yakama Nation Leader Yallup Dies at Age 79

The ColumbianJune 30, 2006

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TOPPENISH (AP) William Yallup Sr., a longtime Yakama Nation leader, died Saturday at his Toppenish home. He was 79.

Born in a tepee at the annual Labor Day Rodeo in Ellensburg in 1926, Yallup was raised with traditional Yakama teachings and spoke both Yakama and English. He spent 12 years in the armed forces, served as the tribe's chief judge and sat on regional boards dealing with resource preservation and Northwest tribes.

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