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Yakama Women at the Longhouse

February 18, 2026

This post is a preview of “Yakama Women at the Longhouse, Part 1,” by Hailey Allen (Yakama). Centering Yakama women as carriers of medicine and ceremonial knowledge, the article explores how First Foods, land-based practices, and the metaphor of Huli (wind) sustain intergenerational continuity and cultural resilience within the Longhouse tradition.