Yakama

Animal Friend: Elk Introduced in: Native Lights Stable Code

Appearance
Yakama has a mysterious appearance, with completely white eyes. He has a black mane and tail, with white decorations near his ears. He has a yellow body, with blue elk hooves prints, and various blue tribal paint on his body.

Tribe
The tribe this steed is based on is located in Washington State, near the Yakima River. 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 choke cherries. They were members of a wide spread 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.

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