Wiyot settlements were located on streams or bays, rather than on the ocean itself. The.... wiyot mainli

Wiyot settlements were located on streams or bays, rather than on the ocean itself. The Wiyot were mainly fishers, catching salmon and other fish on the rivers and ocean shore. Wiyot shamans were mainly women; they acquired their powers on mountaintops at night. Some shamans only diagnosed disease; others cured by sucking out disease objects and blood. Although the Wiyot belonged to the Northwest Coast cultural area, their religion contained elements from the culture of central California, including a creator-god and many animal characters. wiyot mainli