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Yakima Indians

2. Yakama Indians lived in washington state. The main difference is that longhouse are much'much larger than wigwams. Longhouses could be 200 feet long' 20 feet wide' and 20 feet long' 20 feet wide' and 20 feet long' 20 feet high.

3. Yakama Indians staple food was salmon.

Yakama men also hunted for deer' elk' and small game.

a. the Yakama Indians were fishing people.

Yakama women gathered nuts' roots and berries to add to their diet.

4. Yakama Indians fisherman used spears' nets' and wooden fish traps.

Hunters used bows and arrows and trained hunting Dogs. In war' Yakama men fired their bows or fought with spears.

5. Yakama Indians are peaceful tribe.

It's pronounced "yeah-kun-math. "In the past' it was often spelled Yakama.

6. Yakama Indians man wore breech clouts with leggings and short buckskin shirts with patterns of holes punches in with a thorn. Women wore buckskin dresses decorated with beads and quillwork.

This Otoe family speciallzes in making Oklahoma style pow wow regaila but they also carry a wide variety of traditional American Indian clothing and clothing and dance apparel-check out the photo album to see their full breadith.

7. Yakama Indians lived in villaged of earth lodges sometimes known as pit houses.These homes are built partrally underground with a basement-like living space dug from the ground and a dome-shaped wooden frame built over it and packed with earth.

8. Yakama Indians tribe made lightweight birchbark canoes for fishing and traveling on the rivers.

Overland Yakama people usually just walked. {There were no horses in north America until colonists brought them over from Europe.}

9. Yakama Indians artists are known for their basket crafts and wood carving. Here is a website some photographs of Yakama and other plateau indian artwork.

10. Yakama Indians nation museum: great dioramas and exhibits of the museum tell the story of the Yakama indians people by the Yakama themselves. You will encounter for the first time the Yakama Experience and the Challenge of spilyay.

A. Library:full-service public libary with an emprasis on indian culture.

Storytelling program "coyote tales" coordinator call the library.

B. Theatre: movies for the entire family.

Megamind is the most brillant super-villain the world has ever known and the least successful.

C. RV resort: rv spaces' tee-pee rentals' tent spaces' pool' spa' dump station' picnic area' and recreational' spaces.

We are located 1.2 miles northeast on m-27 at exit 313 on 1-75 across from mullett lake.

D. Yakama Indians website for in depth information about the tribe. Native American Facts for kids was written for young people learning about the Yakama tribe for scool or home schooling reports.

