Yana
Americannoun
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Yanas,
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Yana
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a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
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the now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
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“I think we all agree that something needs to be done,” Yana Valachovic, a forest advisor at the University of California and a technical advisor to the state board, said during Wednesday’s meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Young people everywhere will inherit the environmental legacy we build today,” said Yana Garcia, California secretary for environmental protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But that is triple current domestic demand, according to Wood Mackenzie analyst Yana Hryshko.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Power outages also cut off heat and water supplies and Yana says those still connected to the grid have offered strangers the chance to wash or take a shower.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
On my last Day of the Dead in Yana Urku, everyone gathered in the cemetery, as they did every year, among lopsided, blue wooden crosses on dirt mounds, where the dead people slept.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
These Mill Creek Indians were fugitives; outlaws from various tribes, among others from the Yanas.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Jeremiah Curtin
The system outlined in the myths contained in this volume is that of the Wintus and Yanas, two stocks of Indians whom I shall describe somewhat later.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Jeremiah Curtin
The nine preceding myths are of the Wintus, neighbors of the Yanas.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Jeremiah Curtin
The account of the creation of the Yanas is as concise as possible, and at the same time complete.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Jeremiah Curtin
I told them to bring their people together, and invite also the Yanas, who had suffered more than all other people of that region, and then explain to me what was needed.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Jeremiah Curtin
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