From foreword / Dr. Clifford Trafzer: The Wenatchi people called their place on earth by the name Winatsa, meaning "Water Gushing Out." The entire region is spectacular. From any direction, the Wenatchee Valley appears as a distinctive landscape. Driving east out of the mountains on Highway 2 in present-day Washington State, you can understand the Indian term for the stream, because the Wenatchee River runs wildly over white rocks lining the sandy and pebbly banks of Tumwater Canyon to the Columbia River. It is a magical place today, with the crisp air blowing through the canyons, the sweet smell of pine trees, and the rushing sound of water that never ends. The Indian stories about this sacred site are every bit a part of our nation's history. Like so many Indian people, the Wenatchis have not vanished from the face of the earth as the antrhopologists and government agents had predicted in 1900. Instead, they are still here and they still care about their heritage and the grand valley that bears their name.