Louis Moler (Yakama Nation historian and religious leader) and his wife Marilyn discuss traditional Yakama material culture—tule mats, baskets, buckskin dress, and other items from the tribal museum. Louis describes seasonal harvesting practices, winter lodges, and the importance of resources like tule and roots. He emphasizes how the 1806 Lewis and Clark encounter relates to contemporary Yakama communities still practicing traditional lifeways on the reservation and Columbia River.

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