Hosted by the Clinton Historical Society on November 5th, 2021, this presentation was given by the Dutchess County Historical Society’s Executive Director, Bill Jeffway, and Head of Collections and Trustee, Melodye Moore via Zoom, with the view that it would become an archived, online on-demand video at Clinton Historical Society, DCHS and elsewhere. Comments always welcome: bill.jeffway@dchsny.org. We apologize for certain production quality issues arriving from technical challenges at the time.
Co-hosted by Harlem Valley Pathways and the Dutchess County Genealogical Society, moderated by Valerie LaRobardier, this panel discussion features Robert Hawk Storm Yawanawa Birch, Chief of the Schaghticoke First Nations Tribe based out of Dutchess and Columbia Counties in New York, and Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Chief of the GuainÃa TaÃno Tribe and President of the United Confederation of TaÃno People.  Special thanks to Alex Zacarias for the use of a clip from his documentary Taino Daka, which you may view in full just below the event video.
Watch Alex Zacarias’ documentary Taino Daka in full, here: