Moments Rightly Placed

by Hudson, Ray

• ISBN13: 9780979047077
• ISBN10: 0979047072
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Epicenter Pr

Summary

"In 1964, Ray Hudson, twenty-two, landed in Unalaska village with a brand-new college degree, eager to teach. The Aleuts had seen many outsiders who seldom stayed more than a year. Yet Hudson was no short-timer. Captivated by Unalaska and the history and traditions of its enduring people, he stayed. As the years passed he was embraced by his Aleut neighbors, sharing their celebrations and tragedies, teaching their children, exploring their culture, and, much to their surprise, learning their delicate art of grass basketry. Ultimately Ray Hudson pays homage to the people he came to teach, and who, in the end, were his teachers."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Map of Alaska	p. 10
Author's Note	p. 13
An Autumn Hike	p. 15
Village Lives, Village Elders	p. 33
The Schoolhouse	p. 53
A Summer Hike	p. 63
Village Lives, Village Laughter	p. 73
A Beginner's Basket	p. 85
Approaching Small Bay	p. 99
A Winter Hike	p. 107
Villages Lives,Village Grief	p. 119
Turning Corners	p. 133
A Spring Hike	p. 155
Village Lives, Village Friendships	p. 167
Patterns	p. 181
An Altered Landscape	p. 193
The Finished Basket	p. 205
Epilogue	p. 217
References and Notes	p. 220
About the Author	p. 223
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