Yakima Belle wrote: > ikwEna? Is this the origin of Yaquina? The Hdbk. of N. Amer. Indians (7:570) says Yakona/Yaquina cames from Alsean yaqu:na, the name for the Yaquina Bay & River region. Alan To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'. To respond privately to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'. Hayu masi!