When I was in Alaska this July, I gave Chief Paul Williams, the traditional chief of the Village of Beaver on the Yukon River, a copy of Silk Road Stories, my favorite of all the books I've done, which I did with Mark and Lynda Hausfeld.
It is customary to "gift" village elders when visiting. The Athabascan culture is strong on story and I felt the compelling stories in this volume would be of interest to Chief Williams. He and his family have become family to the Master's Commission kids I was there with.
