What is the Native American name for Mt Rainier?

Answer 1

"The Native American name for the mountain, Tahoma, means 'The mountain that was god.'" http://www.eskimo.com/~bpentium/rainier/rainier.html "Mount Rainier was originally known as Talol, or Tahoma, from the Lushootseed word ; ("mother of waters") spoken by the Puyallup. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier "Name: Mount Rainier, Native American names: Tahoma (Yakama); Tacobet (Nisqually)", "Yakama, Puyallup, Nisqually, Cowlitz and Klickatat ... fished and hunted in the lowlands surrounding the mountain, and hunting parties followed game up the slopes as the winter snows retreated. The Yakama name for this majestic peak was Takhoma or Tahoma, which means -- in a superlative sense -- The Mountain." http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/texts/DekRainier.html "Northwest American Indians knew the mountain long before European explorers reached the waters of the Pacific Ocean. For generations, they knew the mountain as Takhoma, Tahoma, Ta-co-bet and several other names. Many of the names mean 'big mountain' or 'snowy peak', or 'place where the waters begin.' " http://www.nps.gov/archive/mora/kids/student.htm