William Young was the eldest of four, born May 11^th, 1955, in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, but the majority of my first decade was lived with my missionary parents in the highlands of Netherlands New Guinea (West Papua), among the Dani, a technologically stone age tribal people.  These became my family and as the first white child and outsider who ever spoke their language, I was granted unusual access into their culture and community.  Although at times a fierce warring people, steeped in the worship of spirits and even occasionally practicing ritualistic cannibalism, they also provided a deep sense of identity that remains an indelible element of my character and person.  By the time I was flown away to boarding school at age 6, I was in most respects a white Dani.