Kadashan Speaks / Kadashan Enterprises (ePub)

Bertrand J. Adams Sr.'s Tlingit name is Kadashan, who was named after his great grandfather, John Kadashan, a clan leader from Wrangell, Alaska. Adams was educated at Sheldon Jackson College and Brigham Young University. While at Sheldon Jackson he began writing short stories with the mentorship of his creative writing instructor, Nellie Ottie. Mrs. Ottie took special interest in his writing and helped him structure a short story including plot, dialogue and many elements that consist of stories. During the semester, he wrote about a dozen stories; when he finished Sheldon Jackson, he pursued other interests.
One fall he married a woman who had eight children from a previous marriage, therefore his quest to finish his education and writing was interrupted for twelve years. His writing ambition was renewed when he was accepted at Brigham Young University to finish his education as an English major. It was there that he learned the real discipline of writing. He would take out his stories and rewrite, however he never had a desire to do any more with them.

Following is Kadashan's account of Ms. Ottie's visit with him years later:

"Twenty years after Sheldon Jackson, I received a telephone call from Nellie Ottie. She was at a reunion at Sheldon Jackson and wanted to fly from Sitka to Yakutat and visit me. Even though I was excited about seeing her, I was puzzled as to why.

She asked to see my stories and then spent the afternoon and evening reading them. After supper, we had this magnificent meeting.

"Why are you keeping these to yourself?" she asked. I admitted that I didn't think anyone would be interested in my writings.

"None sense!" she replied. "You have so many messages here, and the talent to express yourself about young people, old people and animals. And your descriptions of this beautiful country and people are worth reading about."

Kadashan was, then, encouraged by this former teacher to try and find a publisher. In fact, it took him

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