'I do
not know what to say about the Sasquatch, inhabitant of the
mountainous districts, of whom all have an unbelievable
fear. They imagine his body as very monstrous, all covered
with stiff black bristle; a head similar to a human one but
with much greater, sharper and stronger fangs than those of
the bear; extremely long arms; and toes and fingers armed
with long curved claws. His shouts alone force those who
hear them to the ground, and any unfortunate body he slaps
is broken into a thousand pieces.'
An excerpt from Noticia de Nutka by Jose
Mariano Mozino (an account of Nootka Sound written in 1792)
'There is your Big man standing there, ever waiting, ever
present, like the coming of a new day. He is both spirit and
real being, but he can also glide through the forests as
though the trees weren't there... I know him as my
brother... I want him to touch me, just a touch, a blessing,
something I could bring home to my sons and grandchildren,
that I was there, that I approached him, and he touched me'
Statement from an Ogala Lakota Medicine Man