"Father Haile says, "It is a Navajo word and means Sumac Spring." In Hopi Indian Reservation at extreme northeast corner of reservation, under Black mesa."
Barnes, Will C. Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997. P. 91
"As is characteristic of Indian place names, this one is precisely descriptive of the locality. The spring is Chilchinbito Wash, sometimes called Bamboo Wash (because of the growth). Sumac is used by Navajo women in basketry. Here Navajos ambushed Piutes who were pursuing a Navajo Indian. The Piute's bones are used in the Enemy Chant or the War or Squaw Dance. The location is sometimes called Bitter Weed Springs and Sumac Springs. A community surrounds the school, and a trading post exists here."
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 143
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