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The Existential Crisis On The Yakama Reservation

caption: 'Tribal fishing below Horn Rapids Dam'
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'Tribal fishing below Horn Rapids Dam'
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Bill Radke speaks with Maria Hinojosa, host of NPR's Latino USA, about the recent episode "Reservations," which features the Yakama Nation in Eastern Washington. Yakama tribal members there are now outnumbered three to one by Latino immigrants. Hinojosa said the increasing number of Mexican farm workers are pushing the tribe toward an existential crisis.

Latino USA airs on KUOW Tuesdays from 11 p.m. to midnight.

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