Stehtsasamish Tribe Stehtsasamish Indians. A division of Salish on Budds inlet, near the present site of Olympia, Washington; pop. 20 in 1854, according to Gibbs. Stéhchass is said by Gibbs to be the Nisqualli name for the site of Olympia itself. Topics: Salish, Stehtsasamish, Locations: Olympia Washington, Thurston County WA, Collection: Hodge, Frederick Webb, Compiler. The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Bureau of American Ethnology, Government Printing Office. 1906.Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print