Excerpt from Wah-Kee-Nah and Her People, the Curious Customs, Traditions, and Legends of the North American Indians

When the white man first came to make his home in the New World, that portion of it which now constitutes the United States and its Territories was inhabited by probably upwards of a million Indians, who, so far as we know, were the aborigines of the country. Their numbers are now reduced to about two hundred and fifty thousand, and none of these can be properly called "Wild Indians," as all of them are now gathered upon reservations, under the charge of agents of the United States, and supplied at certain periods, with food and clothing furnished by the Government. Those in British Columbia are also gathered upon reservations and cared for by the Canadian Government.

I began to live among the Indians upon the Pacific Coast in 1850, learned one of their languages, and for six years travelled with and among them.

Like most others who have lived with them and become familiar with their folk-lore, habits, and home life, my sympathies became strongly enlisted in their behalf.

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