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Agate Arrow Point

Agate Arrow Point belonged to the Wasco tribe, which, like the Warm Springs Indians, was related to the Walla Wallas. The name 'Wasco' signified 'basin,' and legend has it that the tribe was so called because one of their chiefs, after the death of his wife, solaced his grief by making basins in the soft rock for the children to fill with water and so amuse themselves! The Wascos came originally from around the Dalles, and became associated with the Warm Springs tribe on a reservation in Oregon, just north of the Columbia River. They were more advanced in civilization than any other tribe in the state. They derived sustenance principally from agriculture, fishing, and hunting.