Yakama

Appearance
Yakama is a mysterious yellow horse with a black mane and tail and white eyes. Their hair is decorated with white beads and strands, their face is painted with three green stripes, and their coat is painted with green elk hoofprints.

Personality
Yakama is a slow-moving horse. They are not afraid to set their own pace if they know it will help them achieve their goals.

Elk
Yakama has a special connection to the elk.

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."''

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