Yakama

Appearance
Yakama has a mysterious appearance, with completely white eyes. He has a black mane and tail, with white braids near his ears. He has a yellow coat. In dark blue paint on his flanks there are elk hoofprints, and a blue stripe runs down his face in the same paint.

The Name Game
The tribe this steed is based on is located in Washington State, near the Yakima River. They were encountered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Historically, the Yakama Nation comprised 14 different tribes and bands living along the Yakima River, a tributary of the Columbia River. They fished for salmon, steelhead and sturgeon. They also gathered huckleberries, roots, and chokecherries. They were members of a widespread trading network, and traded for horses, dogs, baskets, textiles and other tools and necessaries.

Today the Yakama Nation has a reservation along the Yakima River in Washington State. They operate several successful business enterprises. A notable Yakama tribal member is Elyse Umemoto, Miss Washington 2007-2008 and who won 2nd place in the Miss America 2008 pageant.

Elk
Yakama has a special connection to the elk.

Inspirational Message
English: "Set a place that lets you make the most of our endurance and energy."

Italian: "Vivi con il giusto ritmo, per massimizzare i tuoi sforzi e le tue energie."

French: "Marche à ton rythme afin de tirer le meilleur parti de ton endurance et de ton énergie."