▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sp ok ane , ▁and ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sp ok ane . ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁Washington ▁Temple ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁serves ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts . ▁Gonz aga ▁University ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Jes uits , ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Whit worth ▁University ▁ ▁was ▁founded ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁north ▁Sp ok ane ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁sports , ▁the ▁region ' s ▁professional ▁and ▁semi - prof essional ▁sports ▁teams ▁include ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Indians ▁in ▁Minor ▁League ▁Baseball ▁and ▁Sp ok ane ▁Chief s ▁in ▁junior ▁ice ▁hockey . ▁The ▁Gonz aga ▁Bul ld ogs ▁colleg iate ▁basketball ▁team ▁compet es ▁at ▁the ▁Division   I ▁level . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁only ▁major ▁daily ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Sp okes man - Re view , ▁had ▁a ▁daily ▁circul ation ▁of ▁over ▁ 7 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁humans ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁were ▁h unter - g ather ers ▁that ▁lived ▁off ▁pl ent iful ▁fish ▁and ▁game ; ▁early ▁human ▁remains ▁have ▁been ▁dated ▁to ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 3 ,