...... ...liographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serv... ...he day on a flat boulder along the bank ofthe river. A thin rawhide string hung from the pole, a bent hook was attached to the end of the string wit... ...ely about them. And it was, then, that a special bond between them was created. From that day on his grandfather spent every spare moment with him. ... ...it to protect every liv­ ing thing, even the huge black beetle that scared him. Listening to his grandfather, he wondered how anyone could protect a... ... what Stevens had called a 'Treaty', that the land would be taken by force. His people were not warriors like the Apache, though his braves wanted t... ...he wisdom of the Elders, nor would he give the white man cause to slaughter his people. Yes, tomorrow he would sign the Treaty. His people must be k... ...g brave." 'Richard's grandfather was only one-quarter Suquamish Indian, but to listen to him he was a full blooded Chief. Richard's father, who had... ... he had played with Brent for years. "You want a drink? Got a special bottle of Kentucky Bourbon just waiting to be opened," he said with a sparkle ...

...Beside a riverbed, an old man sits lost in his thoughts; he is SEATTLE, Chief of the Suqamish Indians. He remembers his boyhood when his grandfather foretold him of his destiny, when he was told of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, they believe, is the symbiotic connect...