- Alashík pronounciation by Virginia Beavert
- Digital dictionary (pronunciation only; English translations available through physical book that can be purchased here)
- UW News: A dictionary for the Yakama language, more than 20 years in the making
- Yakima Herald-Republic: Virginia Beavert, influential Yakama linguist and elder, dies Thursday at 102
- UW Department of Linguistics: Remembering Virginia Beavert (by dictionary co-author Sharon Hargus)
- Seattle Times: Virginia Beavert, influential Yakama linguist and elder, dies at 102
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The Lyle Hill Fire burning sections of the Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve. Photo by Cate Hotchkiss.
An Update on the Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve After the Lyle Hill Fire
July 16, 2026
At the end of June, the Lyle Hill Fire broke out near the community of Lyle, Washington, and reached our Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve, which is now closed indefinitely. Here’s […]
An Interview with Gabe Sheoships, Friends’ New Executive Director
May 4, 2026
Get to know Gabe Sheoships, Friends' new executive director, through this conversation with Acting Public Engagement & Communications Director Melissa Gonzalez, exploring his connection to the Gorge, his background, and the person behind the role.
Gabe Sheoships. Photo by Alex Milan Tracy, Underscore News.
Friends of the Columbia Gorge Announces Gabe Sheoships as New Executive Director
April 7, 2026
PRESS RELEASE Sheoships is Cayuse and Walla Walla, an enrolled citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and becomes the first enrolled member of a Gorge Treaty […]