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xiii Acknowledgments Only through the generosity and support of many has this singular work been possible. I have received critical guidance from exceptional teachers during this process, both within the academy and in the Columbia Plateau. I owe a considerable debt of gratitude to Loran Olsen, without whom my work in the Columbia Plateau would not have been possible. Thanks, Loran, for being a facilitator, mentor, and friend. You have demonstrated that research can make a difference. I would like to thank other Columbia Plateau scholars who have become role models, setting the highest standards for research while maintaining close relationships with Plateau people: Deward Walker, Ron Pond, and Bruce Rigsby. Within the field of ethnomusicology, I would like to thank ethnomusicologists Charlotte Frisbie and Victoria Lindsay Levine for their critical guidance early in the publication process. A special thanks goes to Johnny Arlee, who was instrumental in illuminating the lines of correspondence (as well as lost opportunities) between the first Jesuits and Native communities in the Plateau. To all those in Native communities who opened their doors and their hearts in the Plateau: thank you for your trust. With the words contained herein I have strived to create something of enduring value to future generations. I look forward to our continued work together toward this end. I would also like to thank Father Tom Connolly for sharing his story and for the opportunity to help share it with others. To Mary Braun and all the folks at OSU Press and the First Peoples Initiative, thanks for gently and adroitly guiding an author toward the realization of his first book. To my parents, Janice and Stephen Hamill, thank you for instilling within me a sense that I could do anything, even while I chose to do nothing but music. And to Betsy, who gave me the room to do what I needed to do and never asked why, thank you for your tremendous grace throughout this process. You are the answer to a prayer. I look forward to getting on with the business of shaping our land, raising our boys, and changing the world. ...

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