Union Gap - Yakama Nation Traditional Story 

This is so beautiful - please yes, do more of these oral histories on site. My father came from an Oregon Trail pioneer family and grew up in Portland in the 1920s. Wherever we went in the Pacific Northwest, he was telling stories of the history of the places we saw. I know as a child I was sometimes bored by the stories, but I sure wish he was still around to tell them to me again. The stories create a mental map of the landscape as well as providing important survival information.

Thank-you for using your You Tube channel to give us the opportunity to hear these wonderful stories

I can't tell you how much I appreciate Nick for facilitating and Jon for sharing this special knowledge of the landscape.

Thanks Nick for having Jon do this! The stories shared of Tribe’s history are an important basis for real understanding the landscapes we see as they were seen by these First Peoples. I admire them and love the land they loved.

Fascinating. It would be wonderful to hear more especially showing the relevant land. I feel very privileged to have heard this. Thanks to both of you

Thank you, Jon Shellenberger for sharing Yakama tribe's oral history on how Union Gap formed!😃✨💗 Next time, we have a road trip through the area, I will be recalling your story and wonder!💞💙🎶

Thank you Jon for sharing this history from the Yakama people. It is very special to hear the stories of the landscape that have been preserved and a gift that you share these with us today and let us see the land in a different and more personal way and make new connections with the land. Very, very special and I hope you will share more with us.

Cheers, Jon Olney and Nick. Cool talk, great ideas, thank yous.

Thanks for a great presentation, Jon! 🤗🤗

Again, great work Nick. Thanks to Jon for sharing these stories.

Beautiful. This is true local history and deserves to be heard and respected. ❤

Now we know how that river gap really formed! Thanks to your informants and to you for sharing these traditions

Thank you Jon for sharing your story. Thank you Nick. Fascinating.

I love the connection to the land. It really emphasizes humans as part of nature and a reminder of everything that came before us. We owe so much to the plants and animals that we rely on for food and medicine. I hope one day we can again see humanity as the stewards of this earth instead of the insatiable machine of infinite growth. If we take care of the land, it'll take care of us.

Looking forward to more!

This. Is. Wonderful. Thank you both. 😮

The children will remember and appreciate it when they are ready.

Love the historical story. Thanks for sharing!

The presentation of history should be one of our first priorities. Thank you so much for sharing and presenting this. Much respect for everything you do Nick. 👋

Gapper here! Grew up in Union Gap. First time ever hearing this. Thank You for sharing! Appreciate your videos!

As someone who grew up in Ellensburg I loved getting to hear this. Feeling lucky these stories are still around to be heard

[The story] "Never is shared when you are ready for it." Such truth there. He looks so cold. I am having a two dog (and one blanket) day myself. Thanks for all of this, Jon and Nick!

I grew up in Yakima and have read that legend (the coyote/beaver one) in several books, but it was wonderful hearing Jon share it, along with bear and frog fighting over how humans would sleep. Jon’s insight on oral histories and valuing change and indigenous survival was inspiring, Thank you for producing this, Nick.

I love hearing these oral histories. Thank you for sharing this!

Thank you !! A'ho!

Thank you, Nick, for sharing this. I learned a little bit when my husband & I were on Journey with several tribes in 2013. Thank you, Jon, for your time & efforts here. I loved Randy's history lessons, I hope to hear more.

Thanks for sharing this with us

Jon & Nick, Thank You! It's such a gift to hear the Ichishkiin spoken aloud for Coyote, Beaver, Wishram, and places. For those who are interested in more Yakama Teachings, the book Anaku Iwacha (Yakama Legends and Stories) prepared by Tuxamshish Dr. Virginia Beavert, Michelle Jacob, and Joana Jansen is a resource.

Thank you for sharing a little bit of your history Jon. It is my hope that many will listen and want to learn more. Thank you for bringing Jon to us Nick....you are a hero to many in a world where heroes are few.

Fascinating the oral stories. The Ojibwe in northwoods Wisconsin was told by the Creator to move to where food grows on water. LaPointe, Wi is Turtle Island, manoomin (ma new min), wild rice. Thank you Jon and thank you Nick for sharing. We're blessed to be enriched by sharing cultures.

Well done guys, appreciated.

WHOiii Nick; Thank you for expanding and enriching our sense of this amazing planet; not just the outstanding science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) you bring to the process but by reminding us that to truly appreciate and understand the complex beauty and powerful spirit of the land it is critical to give voice to the cultural and arts of Her Indigenous Peoples : Dream STEAM!

Thank you to both of you!

Thank you Nick. I really enjoy listening to the oral history of the indigenous people.

I would love to see/hear more interviews like this that also share the original names of the landforms and special places. I would love to see a new approach to place names, something like how in Wales things are listed in English AND Welsh, or in Brussels, Belgium where you can find signs in French AND Flemish. Local history can go deeper than the last 200 years (without being PC or woke) and we will all be richer for it. Besides, who needs yet another landform called Devil’s (fill in the blank). Great interview, and I hope more people like him will share their stories, lest they disappear like so many other indigenous place names, stories, languages, and culture have and continue to do so.

Please add more like this

Thank you for sharing with us.

I absolutely LOVE these stories! Thank you!

Thank you for sharing, always good to hear history shared.

"LISTEN" oral tradition tha is really important.Thank you very much Jon. Thank you Nick, awesome work

Thanks Ned and Jon

I was just listening to Randy on Salmon wars from OPB!

I'm glad the frogs won, although some nights I do not sleep so well.

Thank you for documenting the oral history of those who have lived there for years.

This was a great opportunity to learn... and, ask a question that's been in the back of my mind for a few months. When will we see Randy again??

Thank you, Jon, this is very helpful. You are bridging the gap caused by years of prejudice. Thank you, Nick. I hope you will do more.

How do Native Americans reconcile science and their creation stories? It's just like Christians and Muslims and all the other religions I suppose. Still entertaining to hear, the Human mind is amazing. Thanks Jon!

Thank you for the story. The river flows forever. from a healer of water

Thank you.

Remarkable that it was apparent long ago that the hillside was blown out.

There’s some amazing native stories about the Bridge Of The Gods on the Colombia River. I remember there was a love triangle between Mt. Hood, St. Helens, and Mt. Rainier. I guess it ended badly for Ms. St. Helens?

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Thanks Jon, I sense you are perhaps a bit uncomfortable telling some things to a general audience, so am doubly appreciative of your efforts.

Better than Adam and Eve, I wonder what part of Beaver the Anglo Saxon tribe were made from?

Nick Zentner please do more of these videos where we get these Native American accounts.

Yes...yes....yes....

Way7 slaxt' , ki x'ast chaptix'!

The farmers and feds diverted our water sunnyside way and owe the yakama nation for water and them damageing the fish.

Crimes against the yakamas read it yall.

Late as usual