She also admitted that, though she was raised to believe "that the Indian obstinately refused to be civilized", her travels in the American West made her realize that the white man unfairly treated the Native Americans; she considered Native Americans an important part of American heritage.
Hon erkände också att, fastän hon hade uppfostrats till att tro "att indianen envist vägrade bli civiliserad", hennes resor i västra USA hade fått henne att inse att den vita mannen behandlade ursprungsbefolkningen orättvist.