With East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva on his right and his granddaughter and wife, Carole, on his left, Harry “Hawk” Edmonds proudly holds up one of the new signs naming Leonard Avenue in East Providence “Harry ‘Hawk’ Edmonds Way” that will be installed down the Avenue. Click here for a 53-minute video of the event. Click here for a two-minute WPRI-TV news broadcast about the event.

Mayor Bob DaSilva introduces East Providence Advisory Council on Indigenous Affairs Chair Carole Washington Brown after Former Mayor Dr. Isadore Ramos, Sagamore Bill “Winds of Thunder” Brown, and Tracey “Dancing Star” Brown share the microphone to praise Edmonds for his many contributions to the City.

(Above) Along with Rhode Island Senator Valarie Lawson and many other political leaders, Senator Robert Britto presents Hawk with a citation honoring him before the Heartbeat of the Pokanoket Tribe leader Richard “Snowy Owl” Gosselin leads off a traditional song.

(Above) With Senator Britto and Council Chairman Bob Rodericks behind him, Edmonds offers a Sacred Tobacco Prayer thanking the Creator before he introduces his daughers.

(Above) Hawk’s daughters respond to his introductions before everyone gathers to see the new street sign unveiled, and his older brother, Lee “Brave Heart” Edmonds, helps him hold up one of the new signs.