The big mountain between Goldendale and Toppenish, Washington. It was a large snow capped mountain at one time in the legends. Wáx̣šam iwačá úyit ášam anyaynmí ‘Waxsham was the first wife of Sun’; Wáx̣šám iwá čikúuk waníči Simcoe Mountain ‘Waxsham is today named Simcoe Mountain’.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation