Original sentence: The legends existed prior to a single name for the creature.They differed in their details both regionally and between families in the same community.Wildmen stories are found among the indigenous population of the Pacific Northwest
Edited sentence: Bigfoot descends, more or less, from wildmen stories of the indigenous population of the Pacific Northwest.Its origins are difficult to discern as the legends existed prior to a single name for the creature.The legends differed in their details both regionally and between families in the same community