Eventually, Loni moved in with Benita’s family on the reservation of the Yakama Nation in Washington, where Benita became more than just a cousin. She became a protector and sister.

A Klickitat County renewable energy megaproject planned for a site sacred to the Yakama Nation inched closer to reality late last month, Washington Department of Ecology documents show.

The Yakama Indian Reservation is a United States Indian reservation of the federally recognized tribe, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The tribe is made up of Klikitat ...