Rosita Worl, a Tlingit woman of the Shungukeidi Eagle Clan, and cultural anthropologist, was the first to give Kadashan a chance to be read through her publication, The Alaska Native Magazine.  She writes this about the stories in the collection: “A trip to the store is filled with the subtle nuances and thoughts of individuals reared in both the Tlingit and western cultures.  Hunting and fishing trips illustrate the challenges facing the participants as well as the simple pleasures of these ventures.  Additionally, Kadashan aptly reveals the knowledge villagers possess of their environment.  The author deals with the conflicts and tensions faced by Tlingit youth whose world is challenged by new ways.  In this collection, the author also offers his own thinking of the institutions which act as a buffer between Tlingit and Western societies and on the laws that impact Tlingit culture.” Following are short descriptions about the stories in this collection. Several water color paintings by the author are featured here to illustrate a majority of the stories. The paintings in the book are reproduced in black and white. The cover is an 18”x24” water color of the village of Yakutat during its commercial fishing boom days. You can see full colors of his artwork in the Art Profile link in this website.	This Is Yakutat A Short Story collection
The Storekeeper:  When young Nick returns to Yakutat after serving four years in the Navy, he struggles with the tradition his Tlingit people embraced about the idea that one must marry into the opposite clan.  He is of the Eagle moiety and tradition dictates that he must marry a girl from the Raven side. His grandparents, haven’t identified anyone in the village for him yet. Things were changing these days and many young people who were educated in the Christian boarding schools were succumbing to the “love at first sight syndrome.”  See what happens in this story as Nick tries to figure out where he fits into the scheme of things in Tlingit culture, tradition---and western thought infiltration.	The Store Keeper “Western society has thrown hard choices at Alaska Native Children and their parents.  The author makes us realize just what they have given up for us” D. Longenbough, The Juneau Empire
Pinch Me Set-netter on Situk River Your book THIS IS YAKUTAT has much to offer concerning the beauty and dignity of our people.   Judea Ivy, Hoonah Tlingit	Pinch Me:  Stephen, a young man who inherited his grandfather’s fishing permit and campsite on the Situk River becomes concerned that his girlfriend was drifting away from their relationship, and Tlingit tradition, by taking more interest in the things of the outside world.
The Smile Maker:  It was a beautiful sunny day when Clifford and his twin brothers were punished after their mother interfered with their fighting.  She made the boys sit on logs in front of their fish camp along the banks of the Ahrnklin River until their father returned from “breaker fishing” to deal with their naughtiness.  Apprehensively sitting there waiting, they  witness up and down the river fishers activity engaged in tending their set nets as the sockeye salmon strike them in fierce abundance.	The Smile Maker Punished kids like bumps on a log “Not only does Kadashan have an appreciative eye for the world around him, but he brings to his fiction an appealing freshness with an often unexpected use of words---his stories ring true---no doubt because, along with his expressive talent, he is deeply immersed in the life of which he writes.”  Yvonne Mozee, Sitka Sentinel
The World Forgetting--Part One Arnie Jones “The book you have written THIS IS YAKUTAT captures and reflects the history of our people in written documentation.”  Mary Elizabeth Gutherie, Executive Committee, Alaska Native Sisterhood	The World Forgetting By The World Forgot:  In this three  part story Arnie Jones wonders about his ancestral roots and whether he can live up to the challenges his deceased father left for him and his brother to carry on the commercial fishing venture on the Akwe River.  Becoming a man at the age of seventeen was overwhelming, and achieving the courage to take on the tasks very quickly tested his resolve. Lots of cultural symbolism in this story.
Your writings are a true credit to Yakutat and your people. Rosita Worl, Tlingit Research Anthropologist	World Forgetting---Part Two The Akwe River set net sites I like your style and your good heart behind your stories.                                        Ted Strader
The World Forgetting----Part Three Arnie tending set net	Your scheme for writing about facts in the form of fiction is a good one. Fredricka de Laguna, Anthropolologist and Author of Under Mount Saint Elias
“Because of his Tlingit heritage Kadashan is strongly influenced by traditional oral narratives, however his works also reflect influences from western literature.”    Michael Grorch, University of Nurnberg, Germany.	The Freeloader The rowing days
Something To give The Alsek River vessels	Something to Give:  Here is a story about the beauty of the Dry Bay area where a young couple’s experience about human relationship on summer’s day on the Alsek River. The newly weds know love but are unable to communicate it; however Stan is able to connect well with his captured eaglets.
The Tale of Three Seal Hunters:  In this story two inexperienced hunters try their luck at seal hunting near the Hubbard Glacier.  Because they were educated at a boarding school since they were young, they were deprived of learning the methods of traditional hunting and think that they can be successful on their first try. They learn from a seasoned hunter that is it is not so much the attractiveness of the tools they use but the man behind the instrument.	Tale of Three Seal Hunters Hunting in Disenchantment Bay

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