Yakama Rising: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing

Acknowledgments

xi Acknowledgments Many people provided encouragement, insight, and assistance to make this book possible. I am inspired by my family, who never hesitate to be generous or thoughtful. Loving thanks to Dad, Mom, Uncle Jim, Roger, Gina, Garret, Hunter, Faith, Justin, Alicia, Quintic, Hazen, Blaise, and Sealy. I am blessed with in-laws who are exceptionally kind and considerate ; thank you John, Karen, Dean, and Gloria. I am grateful to all the people who volunteered to be interviewed for this book. Your work to revitalize indigenous culture and language is an incredible gift. Thank you for sharing your stories. Research support was generously provided by University of San Diego (USD) Faculty Research Grants. Thank you to Dr. Alberto Pulido and Dean Mary Boyd for your leadership and vision to support community-based scholarship. Special thanks to my USD departmental colleagues: Gail Perez, Jesse Mills, and May Fu. Huge thanks to Esther Aguilar for your constant administrative support and kindness. Mary Jo Poole provided skillful transcription and many words of encouragement . Several people gave generous feedback on early drafts of chapters ; thanks Tom Reifer, Judy Liu, Kathy Rolison, Jesse Mills, Gail Perez, Belinda Lum, LaShaune Johnson, Chris Andersen, and Theresa Jacob. Final manuscript revisions were made during my sabbatical, supported by USD. During my sabbatical, I had the honor of working with excellent and inspiring colleagues at Heritage University on the Yakama Reservation , where we launched the Center for Native Health & Culture. Thank you to the First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series and the University of Arizona Press, especially Allyson Carter, for your support xii • Acknowledgments and wonderful work with my project. I am grateful to the reviewers who provided thoughtful comments and guidance; their engagement with my work was invaluable. Several people gave advice and encouragement during the publication process: thanks Amy Lonetree, Andrea Smith, Nicole Guidotti-Hernandez, Karen Leong, Margaret Field, Ethel Nicdao, Laury Oaks, Beth Schneider, Sylvanna Falcón, Molly Talcott, Eva Garroutte, and Spero Manson. Thanks to my colleagues and mentors in the Native Elder Research Center Native Investigators Program for helping me develop as a scholar. Thanks to Kerry Ann Rockquemore and the NCFDD FSP community for loads of support. The Academic Ladder community also helped me grow as a writer. I am grateful to Judith Green for the wonderful Yakama Rising title idea. Finally, a big thank you to Chris and Anahuy , my favorite camping buddies. Áwna! yakama rising ...