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The '''Yevak Tribe''', commonly referred to as the '''Yevaks''', is a semi-sovereign tribe in the western plains region of Kuduk. It is one of the 36 tribes within the [[Kuduk|Tribal Federation of Kuduk]]. The Yevaks are ruled by a tribal council as their head of government and have a representative chief as their head of state. The tribe is bordered by the [[Anana|Anana Tribe]] to the west, the [[Manirak|Manirak Tribe]] to the east, and the Kuduk Channel to the North. The largest and most populous city within the tribe is Koyukuk.
The Yevak Tribe was officially founded in 745 CE after the [[Proto-Anana|Proto-Anana Tribe]] collapsed due to political pressure on the chief from the Naa Sàati, a class of women who were politically influential due to expansive family ties. One such Naa Sàati was Tula Yevak who, following the collapse of the Proto-Anana, came to owndeclared a large portion of the modern-day northwestern Yevak Tribe. Sheas declared the land propertyterritory of the Yevak Clan and officially established the beginnings of the Yevak Tribe. Following Tula's death, her successors would carry out a slow process of marriage, influence, and expansion that would eventually lead to the modern day Yevak borders. In the 15th century, the Yevak Tribe would become involved in the [[Great Tribal War]] after the Manirak Tribe invaded them. The Yevaks ended up on the winning side of the war and signed a treaty with the Manirak who agreed to return conquered Yevak territory. During the [[Spirit Wars]] of Kuduk, the Yevak participated fairly little compared to other tribes of their size, although many speculate that they had a hand during the [https://tep.wiki/wiki/Spirit_Wars#The_Damning_of_Naryan Damning of Naryan]. In the [[Great Blizzard of 1673]], the Yevaks provided aid to the tribes of the western coast and to central Kakut. For the first time since the Great Tribal War, the Yevak opened up trade with the Manirak and aided them during the blizzard. Relations between the two tribes softened significantly after the blizzard. In 1870, the Yevak Tribe signed a document proposed by [[Tlayaan "Taku" Meritáak]] regarding the formation a tribal federation for the purposes of protecting indigenous sovereignty from foreign colonization. Since 1870, the Yevak Tribe ceased to be a fully sovereign nation. In 1928, the Tribal Federation of Kuduk instituted a federal constitution that required all member tribes to switch to a council system of government. The Yevak Tribe opted to keep their chief as a constitutional figurehead as they switched over to the new council system.
The Yevak Tribe is recognized as one of the six Great Tribes of Kuduk due to its large population and land size.
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