with Tillamook County within the Tillamook State Forest. Most place names with hyphens are rejected by the Board of Geographic Names, but the board made an exception due to the request to honor the Native American chief. Additionally, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde requested the last word be spelled with a K instead of a C as originally proposed. References External links Ki-a-Kuts Falls - Northwest Waterfall Survey Native American Placenames of the United States Grand opening set for Ki-a-kuts Bridge on Saturday - The Times Tualatin Riverkeepers - The Oregon Encyclopedia Waterfalls of Oregon Tualatin River Landforms of Washington County, Oregon Native American history of Oregon