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I am Gitk'san and Scottish through my mother and Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakiutl, Makah and Scottish through my father. At last count I have 20,000 relatives. My mom is always researching our Scottish heritage. My great, great grandfather was Richard Lowrey and moved to Canada from Scotland in the 1920's, possibly Glasgow. My great, great grandfather (was the father of Watty Watts) move to Canada from Scotland.

I received my first cookbook at age 6 and prepared and perfected some of my favorite recipes since then. I have a degree in Culinary Arts and learned to cook many traditional dishes growing up. Going to culinary school opened my eyes to many new techniques and styles of cooking.

My mom owned a restaurant in downtown Vancouver (1724 Davie Street) named "Liliget Feast House". It was a beautiful restaurant designed by the internationally renowned Canadian Architect Arthur Erikson. Unfortunately the building has been sold and it is scheduled to be torn down for new condos. I had the opportunity to work with my mother for the past 12 years at Liliget. I planned the menus, cook part of the time and design all of the promotional materials. At Liliget, I got a chance to meet people from all over the world, mostly from the United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, Australia and Canada. We have recieved many prestigeous awards over the years (check them out on our website). We kept the focus of the cookbook on the Native American cuisine of the Pacific Northwest as it is what we served at the restaurant. The cooks of Liliget Feast House cooked over an alder wood-burning grill, preparing such mouth-watering dishes as Alder-Grilled Marinated Elk, Sweet Potato Tarts, with Savory Blueberry Jam, and Sopalali Mousse for dessert for local regulars, out-of-town tourists, and celebrities alike. The foods and culinary traditions from two areas in particular are featured, which make up the main cultural heritage of the authors. The first is the Gitk'san Nation territory (approximately 27,000 acres/110 square kilometers) in central British Columbia, which has two great rivers, the Bulkley and the Skeena, that pass through it. The second area featured in the book is the Nuu-chah-nulth (formerly "Nootka") territory, which expands over 175 miles (300 kilometers) along the west coast of Vancouver Island. There is a great abundance of seafood, wild game and common ingredients including salmon, crab and berries.

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My other passion is computer programming and in the late 1980's I went on to pursue a degree in Computer Science. I am presently computer literate in 20+ major computer languages and have a working knowledge of 20+ computer applications. My last project was developing a database driven electronic commerce website for Dakota Design.

I also enjoys writing, cooking, and illustrating. I meet up with a few groups in and around Vancouver (see www.meetup.com). I want to write a children's cookbook, a novel, and produce animated shorts to submit to film festivals.

My first novel that I am attempting to write is about two couples that live in the castle and are best friends. Romantic stories usually end with "and they lived happily ever after" but this is where I want to start my story. I have been working on the novel for the past 2 years and need to finish it so I can go on to write my second novel. I still need to write 25,000 words. I am getting really great advice from the other authors on myspace - check out my blogs. I don't think I will finish it for awhile. I thought I was on the right path, until I read it out loud to the other writers in the group and realized I need to do a major re-write!

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Consider treating yourself and a good friend to a copy each and tell everyone you know about it!

Thank you and have a fantastic day!