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Brad Powless

Brad Powless

Bradley Powless (Onondaga name: Dehowähda•dih) is an Onondaga Nation Eel Clan educator, cultural speaker, and council member from New York who taught at the Onondaga Nation School since 1994.

Jul 6, 2026

34:47
The first time they came out, Brad was a teenager.
34:51
Oh, they are everywhere.
34:53
Like you walk outside and j- they're just dri- like rain dripping off the trees.
34:58
They come out during the summer.
35:00
The trees are all green and beautiful.
35:03
My mom was like, "You gotta get ready to pick 'em, 'cause you gotta pick 'em early." So you get up early in the morning, and you're going through, and you're picking 'em off, off the trees.
35:12
If you're really young, you know, you're a little scared 'cause it, they're a big bug with big red eyes.
35:28
What does it, what does it taste like?

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