From ThurstonTalk — From Cheetwoot To Olympia: The Naming Of Washington State’s Capital City
“The first place name for the Olympia area that we know of is naturally Native American in origin. Their name for the place that later became the capital city has been transcribed into English as ‘Cheetwoot.’ … It means ‘Place of the Bear’ in the Lushootseed language …” ThurstonTalk
Also from ThurstonTalk — Olympia Washington History
“The local native tribes referred to it as Cheetwoot which meant the ‘place of the bear.’” ThurstonTalk
From HistoryLink.org — Thurston County ‒ Thumbnail History
“In October 1846, Levi Smith and Edmund Sylvester arrived from New England and built a cabin on the peninsula that Indians called Cheet‑Woot.” HistoryLink
From Olympia Historical Society / Bigelow House Museum Transcriptions
“… the sandy point at the north end of Smith’s claim … was the northern tip of a two acre clearing … A small bay … the bare land somewhat resembled the silhouette of a bear. The area was called ‘Cheet‑woot,’ which in the Nisqually tongue, means ‘bear’.” olympiahistory.org
From a Washington State legislative resolution (Senate Joint Resolution)
“The peninsula on which Olympia was founded was known as ‘Cheetwoot’ or ‘the black bear place’ by the Puget Sound Native Americans who occupied the site.” LawFiles
From Place Names of Thurston County Washington (Heritage Guide)
“Indians called it Schict‑woot or Cheet‑woot, meaning ‘place of the bear’ …” Oocities