City of Kamiah Lewis County, Idaho
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General information on City of Kamiah
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Kamiah
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Kamiah | Official |
| Kamiah | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Kamiah
References to City of Kamiah that document the origin of its place name
KAMIAH, Selway County.—This place was named for Kamiakan, chief of the Yakimas, who was the leader of the confederated tribes that participated in the Yakima Indian War of 1855-8. His father was a noted warrior of the Nez Perce tribe and his mother a princess of the Yakimas. He was born on the Clearwater about 1800 and was raised there until about ten years of age when his mother returned with him to her tribe. Kamiakan is a Shoshoni word meaning "Ka," "not," "mee-ah," "to go" and "kam-man," "want," or in plain English, "He does not want to go." It is said that he did not want to leave the Nez Perce tribe when a child.—SPLAWN, Kamiakan.
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for City of Kamiah, Lewis County, Idaho
Peaceful valley the story of Kamiah's early years by Virginia Woods Meyer
Although this book tells the story of one little Idaho town, Kamiah, located on the Nez Perce Indian reservation and visited by the Lewis and Clark expedition, in many ways it is the story of a multitude of small Pacific Northwestern towns whose origins date back to the turn of the last century--a time when individualism, initiative, and enterprise abounded. Accounts of events as they appeared in the small, weekly newspaper of that day, along with family anecdotes bring Kamiah's history to life. This is a well-researched and entertaining account by a founding father's granddaughter who collected archival pictures from state and private historical societies and museums, and who shared personal family photos never seen before. Over 75 photos and maps.
v, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Last updated: 2017-01-07