Beginnings is a poetic narrative describing the story of the Coast Salish People from pre-contact with Europeans until the present time. There are many quotes and pictures of respected Elders. It is a story that breaks hearts open wide enough to receive a new vision of hope. Patrick J. Twohy is a Jesuit priest who for the past thirty-five years has lived and worked with Salishan Peoples first on the Northwest Plateau and now in the Pacific Northwest. He has written one other book, ''Finding A Way Home: Indian and Catholic Spiritual Paths of the Plateau Tribes.'' Used Book in Good Condition