Sachem Hawk Storm of the Schaghticokes (Aired on September 17 & 18, 2016)

(front) Hawk Storm, (back) Jonah Triebwasser, Sarah O’Connell

(front) Hawk Storm, (back) Jonah Triebwasser, Sarah O’Connell

RadioRotary interviews Robert Hawk Storm Birch, known primarily by his Native American name, Hawk Storm, given to him by his grandfather when he was five. The Schaghticoke Native Americans are struggling to win Federal recognition, although they have one of the oldest reservations in the U.S., located in Kent, Connecticut, just over the border from Dover, New York. The Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs only recognizes about 560 of the approximately a thousand indigenous tribes, which prevent the unrecognized from obtaining many services. Hawk Storm is working on improving the Schaghticoke Reservation in Kent with a cultural center, but he also is devoting time to helping the United Nations efforts on climate change and discrimination issues.

Learn more:
Schaghticoke Website
Another Interview with Hawk Storm

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September 17, 2016 · Posted in History