BEAVERTON
The City of Beaverton is on the land of the Atfalati tribe of the Kalapuya people who inhabited the Tualatin Valley before European-American settlers arrived in the mid 1800s. The village the Atfalati tribe lived in was called Chakeipi, which means place of the beaver. The name Tualatin is a mispronounciation of the name Atfalati. To learn more about Beaverton’s indigenous people, check out the Five Oaks Museaum.
Beaverton is a city with interesting boundaries, and even if your address reads Beaverton, you may not be within city limits. Here are a couple resources to help you determine if you live in the city.