1. The Yokut
By Zachary Rolland

2. Homeland ~Each tribe spoke a different language
~Yokut lived in San Joaquin Valley
~ Their neighbors included the Miwok, Salinan, and Chumash

3. Society The Yokut lived in settlements
Some totems were Eagle, Dove, Falcon, Magpie, Bear, Cougar, Blue Jay, and Rattlesnake.

4. Food The Yokut hunted, fished and gathered food from their lands
The Yokut also gathered fresh water mussels.

5. Homes The Yokut lived in cone shaped homes
The Yokut used rope made from milk weed fibers to tie the pieces together.

6. Family The Yokut women raised the children, gathered fished and cooked
Yokut families moved with the seasons

7. Children
The Yokut cared for their babies by carrying them in cradle baskets
Children learned their peoples’ dances, songs and stories.

8. Clothing ~The Yokut men wore deer skins
~The Yokut usually went bare foot
~Both men and women wore their hair long

9. Crafts The Yokut were excellent basket makers
The twine method was used to make necked water bottles

10. War The Yokut were a peaceful and friendly people
When peace efforts failed the people sent a messenger to the other tribe

11. Contact With Europeans
IN the 1700s the Yokut had a brief encounter with Europeans
They believed the ghost dance would bring back their dead ancestors and restore their way of life

12. Myths
The Yokut have a story about how the earth was created

13. Leaders Chief Estanisalao was a an northern Yokut
He knew the Yokut and other native people worked hard

14. Today The Yokut lost many people and almost all of their homelands
Today there are about 2,000 Yokut people

15. Bibliography
Gray-KanaTiosh, Barbara. Yokut. ABDO Publishing Company, 2004.