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Native Circle Performers: The Storytellers
The Storytellers , Ken Quiet Hawk and Deborah New Moon Rising were married in 1966 during the height of very turbulent times in our world. After Quiet Hawk returned from his tour of duty in Vietnam, they raised two children, who in turn gifted them with grandchildren and now great grandchildren. Some of which are mentioned in some of their stories.
Quiet Hawk and New Moon Rising are both of Abenaki descent. Both being from the Dawn land they felt most at home in a small wooded town in New Hampshire. Living by a quiet lake, they gather wondrous insight into the stories they tell.
Quiet Hawk is an accomplished flute maker and photographer, whose Native wooden flutes and stunning photographs are played and viewed by many world wide. New Moon Rising is an award-winning artist best known for her realistic wildlife paintings on wild turkey feathers. Her birch bark rattles and crafts adorn the regalia of many from coast to coast.
Together with all the stories and life’s lessons they have gathered, they are very popular storytellers at Pow Wows and Native gatherings. They have performed at concerts and schools throughout New England, as well as traveling the entire East coast to share the teachings of the native peoples.
Storytelling should be a means of teaching, teaching us all how to be better people.
They have spent many years searching and researching for the stories that portray the true heart of the Native peoples. Only those stories that are suitable for all ages are performed in their teachings.
2007 was the year that The Storytellers were signed by Spirit Wind Records and Raven Hawk Productions of New York. This union has been an enlightening experience, first with two nominations for the 2008 Native American Music Awards, then winning the 2008 NAMMY for the “Best Spoken Word Recording.” With their 2009 NAMMY nomination, The Storytellers were invited to perform at the eleventh annual Native American Music Awards celebration party. The Storytellers have also received several Silver Arrow Awards for outstanding contributions to the Native American Music Industry.
The Storytellers, Ken Quiet Hawk and Deborah New Moon Rising have been sharing traditional Native American stories of the Abenaki all over New England.
Their CD, The Storytellers: Native American Stories and Legends II, was launched at the 2008 Native Circle and was nominated for a 2009 Native American Music Award.
Quiet Hawk is an accomplished flute maker and photographer; New Moon Rising is an award-winning artist and together they are popular storytellers on the Pow Wow circuit. They have performed at pow wows, concerts and schools throughout New England, as well as at pow wows in Virginia, Tennessee and Florida.
Both Quiet Hawk and New Moon Rising believe that storytelling should be more than just entertainment. Both Quiet Hawk and New Moon Rising have spent a lifetime searching and researching stories that portray the true heart of the Native peoples, and only those stories that are suitable for children. (Children of all ages.) 
Adapting their performances to the audience’s age level and interests, Ken and Deborah hope to leave their audience with the knowledge that they can make choices to live in harmony with one another and the environment. They also teach respect for differences as well as appreciation for the “common thread that binds us.”
Check them out at www.nativestorytellers.com