People of the Plains
Publisher: Canadian Plains Research Center
Published: September 2004
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780889771598
First sentence: "The Indians of North America, as I have before said, are copper-coloured, with long, black hair, black eyes, tall, straight and elastic forms-are less than two millions in number-were originally the undisputed owners of the soil, and got their title to the land from the Great Spirit, who created them on it-were once a happy and flourishing people, enjoying all the comforts and luxuries of life which they knew of, and consequently cared for-were sixteen millions in number, and sent that number of daily prayers to the Almighty, and thanks for His goodness and protection."