2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ), ▁K A Y U ▁ 2 8 ▁( FO X ), ▁K SK N ▁ 2 2 ▁( The ▁C W ), ▁K SP S - TV ▁ 7 ▁( P BS ), ▁and ▁K CD T - TV ▁ 2 6 ▁( P BS ; ▁operating ▁out ▁of ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene , ▁Id aho ). ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Sister ▁cities ▁▁ ▁N ish in omi ya , ▁Japan   – ▁since ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁( Sp ok ane ' s ▁first ▁sister ▁city ) ▁ ▁Je che on , ▁South ▁Korea ▁ ▁J il in ▁City , ▁China ▁ ▁L imer ick , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁San ▁Luis ▁Pot os í ▁City , ▁Mexico ▁ ▁C agli , ▁Italy ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁derive ▁from ▁Sp uk c ane , ▁the ▁vocal ization ▁of ▁a ▁sound ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁s nake ▁which ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ok anes ▁came ▁to ▁call ▁" power ▁from ▁the ▁brain " ▁after ▁p onder ing ▁it ▁made ▁his ▁head ▁v ibr ate . ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁when ▁the ▁present ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁word , ▁" S un ▁People " ▁replaced ▁this ▁earlier ▁meaning . ▁Un be known st ▁to ▁them , ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Valley ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁area ▁within ▁ 2 0 0 ▁miles ▁that ▁could ▁provide ▁passage ▁to ▁the ▁In land ▁Empire ▁through ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁at ▁a