For starters, I'm the grandson of Benjamin Harrison Sebastian of Mystic Ct. My mother, Marion L. (Sebastian) Lewis is the eldest daughter of Harriet Williams. We were raised in Poquonnock Bridge section of Groton. Our family consisted of two sisters, Donna Lee and Cathy Lewis Glenn of Va. Beach and three brothers.
As a tribal elder I'm honored to be a part of this research team and look forward to meeting all that are involved in this project. I attended Groton Public Schools, went on to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy NY, studied Health, Physical Ed. and Recreation, and earned an AAS. Continued at the University of Bridgeport, I majored in Psychology and played Division III football. The Purple Knights won the Knute Rockne Bowl in 1972. After leaving UB in '74, I returned home and got involved with the Eastern Pequots. At first, I attended tribal meetings, powwows (both in North Stonington and Narrangansett, RI) and family picnics where tribal affairs were discussed. We danced, sang, and played the drums while enjoying clam chowder, clam fritters and fry bread.
Shortly thereafter, I was elected to the Tribal Council, attended legislative sessions in Hartford, conferences on Tribal Affairs in Maine, Maryland, D. C., Denver, Colorado. Along came the 90s, and we opened a tribal office here in New London, where we worked on the Federal Recognition Project. Among my duties were updating the Tribal Rolls with current information.
As a tribal elder I'm honored to be a part of this research team and look forward to meeting all that are involved in this project. I attended Groton Public Schools, went on to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy NY, studied Health, Physical Ed. and Recreation, and earned an AAS. Continued at the University of Bridgeport, I majored in Psychology and played Division III football. The Purple Knights won the Knute Rockne Bowl in 1972. After leaving UB in '74, I returned home and got involved with the Eastern Pequots. At first, I attended tribal meetings, powwows (both in North Stonington and Narrangansett, RI) and family picnics where tribal affairs were discussed. We danced, sang, and played the drums while enjoying clam chowder, clam fritters and fry bread.
Shortly thereafter, I was elected to the Tribal Council, attended legislative sessions in Hartford, conferences on Tribal Affairs in Maine, Maryland, D. C., Denver, Colorado. Along came the 90s, and we opened a tribal office here in New London, where we worked on the Federal Recognition Project. Among my duties were updating the Tribal Rolls with current information.
