Yurok

=__ The Northern Coastal Yurok __=

by Colin and Bryce
Food:


 * ===They ate lots of fish. ===
 * ===Their most important food was salmon. ===
 * ===They also ate nuts, berries, fruits, sea animals, acorns/acorn mush, other fish, and seaweed. ===
 * ===They ate plant bulbs, shell fish, sea lions, and clams. ===
 * ===They ate forest animals such as elk and deer. ===



Houses:


 * ===The houses had slanted roofs so rain, hail, and snow would slide off. ===
 * ===They used redwood planks tied together with grape vines. ===
 * ===There was also a fire pit inside. ===
 * ===The walls were low. ===
 * ===The door was just a hole in the wall. ===



Village:
 * ===They lived in the Coastal Region. ===
 * ===They lived along Klamath River. ===

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tools/Useful Objects:


 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">weirs (nets to capture fish). ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">baskets made of grass, fern, and bark. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">elk horn for horns. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bow and arrow. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">stone clubs (called okawaya). ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">vests made from elk hide. ===



<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Interesting Facts:


 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They had a "First Salmon" ceremony, and the leader caught and ate the first salmon. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They fought with the white men. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The name "Yurok" meant downstream. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They spoke "Algonquian." ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They had lots of cultural dances. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Usually, the wealthiest man was the leader. ===
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They made headdresses out of woodpecker scalps. ===



Ceremonies and Dances:


 * === Only men danced in ceremonial dances. ===
 * === They thought the world floated in water. ===
 * === They believed dances could cure babies. ===
 * === The women were always the doctors. ===
 * === When people died, they got painted, then buried. ===