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Ruth Garby Torres

Ruth Garby Torres is a member of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation. She is an author, public servant, academic, and a recipient of numerous awards for her works.

Biography
A lifelong Connecticut resident, except for a brief period in Cambridge, Massachusetts while studying at Harvard, Torres is known as knowledgeable in her community in regards to policy surrounding Native American tribal recognition and has written and spoken about the issue extensively. Torres received her Bachelor's degree in an online program at Charter Oak State College and her Master of Public Administration from the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government. Torres has been involved with public service since she was a teenager, when she was elected to the Schaghticoke Tribal Council, the youngest Schaghticoke councilor ever. She worked for the Connecticut State police for over twenty years, in numerous different capacities. Torres has served on many different boards and committees, including the Yale Native American Cultural Center board. During her time at Harvard, Torres took part in the program "From Harvard Square to the Oval Office" the goal of which is to give women better access to positions working in public policy. Now that she has an MPA, Torres plans on continuing her work in public service, specifically working on public policy in Indian country to improve the quality of life for Native peoples.

A number of Torres' works appear in anthologies, such as Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from New England and Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States: A Sourcebook and she has facilitated many formal discussions surrounding indigenous rights in America. Along with a fellow Schaghticoke tribal member, Trudie Lamb-Richmond, Torres co-edited the section in Dawnland Voices regarding the Schaghticoke tribe.