Editing Koryaks (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Koryak armor.jpeg|thumb|[[Lamellar armour]] traditionally worn by the Koryak people (circa 1900)]]
Families usually gathered into groups of six or seven, forming [[Band society|bands]]. The nominal chief had no predominating authority, and the groups relied on consensus to make decisions, resembling common small group [[egalitarianism]].

The lives of the people in the interior revolved around [[reindeer]], their main source of food. They also used all the parts of its body to make sewing materials and clothing, tools and weapons. The [[meat]] was mostly eaten [[roasted]] and the [[blood]], [[Bone marrow|marrow]], and [[milk]] were drunk or eaten raw. The [[liver]], [[heart]], [[kidney]]s, and [[tongue]] were considered delicacies. [[Salmon]] and other [[freshwater fish]] as well as [[berries]] and [[root]]s played a major part in the diet, as reindeer flesh did not contain some necessary [[vitamin]]s and [[mineral]]s, nor [[dietary fibre]], needed to survive in the harsh [[tundra]].

Today, the Koryaks also buy processed food, such as [[bread]], [[cereal]], and [[canned fish]]. They sell some reindeer each year for money, but can build up their herds due to the large population of reindeer.
[[File:Pels til kvinde fra korjaker i Østsibirien - Woman’s parka from Koryaks in eastern Siberia (15144851359).jpg|thumb|Koryak women's coat]]
[[Clothing]] was made out of reindeer [[Hide (skin)|hides]], but nowadays men and women often have replaced that with [[cloth]]. The men wore baggy [[trousers|pants]] and a hide [[shirt]], which often had a [[hood (headgear)|hood]] attached to it, [[boot]]s and traditional [[cap]]s made of reindeer skin. They still use the boots and caps. The women wore the same as the men, but with a longer shirt reaching to the calves. Today, women often wear a head cloth and [[skirt]], but wear the reindeer skin [[robe]] in cold weather.

The Koryak lived in domed shaped tents, called ''jajanga,'' or yaranga (from the more famous Chukchi term) similar to a [[tipi]] of the American Plains Indians, but less vertical, while some lived in [[yurts]]. The framework was covered in many reindeer skins. Few families still use the yaranga as dwellings, but some use them for trips to the tundra. The centre of the yaranga had a [[hearth]], which has been replaced by an iron [[stove]]. Reindeer hide [[bed]]s are placed to the east in the chum. They used small [[cupboard]]s to store the families' food, clothing and personal items.