The life and work of Upper Skagit tribal elder Vi Hilbert, who, more than anyone, revitalized her native language--Lushootseed--and shared it and the culture it expresses with the world. In 1978, Seattle writer Janet Yoder took a Lushootseed class at the University of Washington. She was expecting to learn a little about this Salish language, and while Yoder did begin her Lushootseed lessons, what followed was lifelong learning...