The Yakima Indian Tribes
The Yakima Indians lived on the banks of the Columbia, the Wenatchee and the northern branches of the Yakima Rivers, which are located in the east of Washington. The people of Yakima called themselves the Watailmim or people of the "people-of-the-narrows", and they also called themselves Pakintleman or the "people if the gap" which was because of the situation of their village near the Union Gap on the Yakima River. The Yakima Indians mostly fed on Salmon, roots, berries and they crossed the Eastern Rocky Mountains occasionally to hunt the
Their shelters consisted of tipis made of animal skin and the shelters had mats for flooring. The men were usually the ones who hunted and did most of the laborious work. There in the small spaces that had food, they found elk, bear, and deer. The white people did not start invading their land until mid-1800's. Clothing for the people of the tribe consisted of robes for men and dresses for women. Right now, though the Yakima Indians or descendents of them are engaged in agriculture, stock breeding and are self supporting. Since the area in between the mountain ranges recieves little rainfall, there was not a lot of food there for large grazing animals. They also wore leggings, moccasins, shirts, and dresses also made of animal skins. Salmon and camas were dried in the summer and stored for use in the winter. Antelopes and jackrabbits were found in the arid areas between the mountain ranges. Winter shelter for the tribes in the plateau area were sunken round houses, which were constructed by digging a large round hole in the ground, placing poles in a circle to support the walls, and covering the cone-shaped roof with dirt. In the summer, shelters were brush or mat-covered dwellings that could be taken apart easily and moved. Chiefs were the local authority except in times of emergency.
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