This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bailey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3BC.2ACE/1729.2 Message Board Post: Anne The earliest white people in this area came to teach the indians "Religion". There were missionaries all over the area each trying to teach their "Religion" to the indians. This area had Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Pierce, Kootenai, Colville and even some Yakima indians. Charles