![]() When the Americans moved in following the 1877 Nez Perce war, they spelled Has-shu-tin as Asotin (or Assotin).Ĭathlamet: this town is named for the Cathlamet Indian tribe, a Penutian-speaking group linguistically and culturally related to the Multnomah, Clackamas, and Wasco-Wishram. The Nez Perce called the nearby creek Has-shu-tin which means “eel” for this was an area where the eel where plentiful. While Washington was named for an American President who was not known for his love of Indians, many of the town names in Washington reflect the many different Indian nations which originally inhabited the state.Īsotin: this was originally a Nez Perce winter camp site.
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