Multnomah (Sauvie Island Indian Village)
Published In
The Oregon Encyclopedia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Sauvie Island (Or.) -- History, Native Americans -- Oregon -- Social life and customs, Native Americans -- Oregon -- History
Abstract
"Multnomah" is a word familiar to Oregonians as the name of a county and a waterfall, among other places. Less well known is its origin as the name of an Indian village once located on the upriver end of Sauvie Island facing the Columbia River. The name is from Chinookan máɬnumax̣ (also nímaɬnumax̣) ‘those toward water’ (or ‘toward the Columbia River’, known in Chinookan as ímaɬ or wímaɬ ‘the great water’).
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25245
Citation Details
Hajda, Yvonne P.; Zenk, Henry B.; and Boyd, Robert T., "Multnomah (Sauvie Island Indian Village)" (2018). Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations. 157.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25245