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Red Thunder Cloud (May 30, 1919 – January 8, 1996), born Cromwell Ashbie Hawkins West, also known as Carlos Westez, was a singer, dancer, storyteller, and field researcher.
Red Thunder Cloud. ( b. 30 May 1919 in Newport, Rhode Island; d. 6 January 1996 in Worcester, Massachusetts), singer, dancer, storyteller, and field researcher best known for his claim to be the last speaker of the Catawba language. Born Cromwell Ashbie Hawkins West, Red Thunder Cloud was also known as Carlos Ashbie Hawk Westez, Carlos Westez ...
Jan 14, 1996 · Red Thunder Cloud, a member of the Catawba nation who was steeped in the history of American Indians, died Monday in Worcester, Mass., apparently taking to the grave the last human link to the...
Jan 15, 1996 · Red Thunder Cloud, a singer and storyteller who was the last known speaker of the Catawba American Indian language, died after suffering a stroke. He was 76. Thunder Cloud, who lived in...
Jun 24, 2022 · Red Thunder Cloud was a Native American Indian in intellect, heart, and soul, and true to his spiritual beliefs. At the end of his greeting he signed his name Red Thunder Cloud, underneath his signature in parentheses he wrote (Catawba).
- May 30, 1919
- January 13, 1996
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Photograph of Red Thunder Cloud, "last native speaker of the Catawba Indian language." Researchers should be aware that Red Thunder Cloud's claims of being a native Catawba speaker are disputed.
