"... smallpox and other alien ailments into their population, decimated the Tsimshian..." It annoys me when even should-be scholarly sources so badly misuse th

"... smallpox and other alien ailments into their population, decimated the Tsimshian..." It annoys me when even should-be scholarly sources so badly misuse that word. "...in the 19th century alone, Tsimshian numbers fell by 57 percent..."