Yakari is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland.

[3] Yakari is a young Sioux Native American who has the ability to understand and speak animal languages.

He has a totem animal, "Great Eagle", who frequently appears to him to give him critical advice.

The comic shows a very positive view of the culture of the Sioux and depicts them as peaceful people who live in harmony with nature.

[citation needed] (English names; original French names in brackets when available, unless universally applicable) Humans: Mounts and wild animals: Totem animals: The books have been translated into at least 18 languages including English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, the Scandinavian languages, Finnish, Breton, Indonesian, Polish, Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Inuktitut, Catalan and Greek.

[10] A French animated film adaptation, Yakari, A Spectacular Journey, was released in France on 12 August 2020.

[14] A horse show tour in Germany, named Yakari und Kleiner Donner started in 2023.