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He claims to have grown up on both the Cheyenne and Crow reservations in Montana. The vagueness of information provided is further added by claims of sympathizers who place Storm „on the Cheyenne-Crow reservation“<ref name="KarlMay" /> where he allegedly lived „as a reservation Indian for several decades“<ref name="KarlMay" />. A „Cheyenne-Crow reservation“, however, does not exist.

He claims to have grown up on both the Cheyenne and Crow reservations in Montana. The vagueness of information provided is further added by claims of sympathizers who place Storm „on the Cheyenne-Crow reservation“<ref name="KarlMay" /> where he allegedly lived „as a reservation Indian for several decades“<ref name="KarlMay" />. A „Cheyenne-Crow reservation“, however, does not exist.

Not only such accounts, but also Storm's various biographical articles on websites are grave contraditions to the claim he put forward in his first book ''Seven Arrows'', where he says that he received the information on Cheyenne religion from his father, and that this information was handed down through the generations from father to son<ref name="SAILns42">https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~rnelson/asail/SAILns/42.html, accessed 07/04/2012</ref>.

Not only such accounts, but also Storm's various biographical articles on websites are grave contradictions to the claim he put forward in his first book ''Seven Arrows'', where he says that he received the information on Cheyenne religion from his father, and that this information was handed down through the generations from father to son<ref name="SAILns42">https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~rnelson/asail/SAILns/42.html, accessed 07/04/2012</ref>.

In a biographical article apparently written by Storm, he also claims his mother Pearl Eastman had „been born in a tipi, among the first generation of Native Americans to be born in captivity on the reservation.“<ref name="metis" />. Since indigenous resistance on the Plains was largely stifled during the 1870ies, this claim seems highly dubious and rather improbable.

In a biographical article apparently written by Storm, he also claims his mother Pearl Eastman had „been born in a tipi, among the first generation of Native Americans to be born in captivity on the reservation“<ref name="metis" />. Since indigenous resistance on the Plains was largely stifled during the 1870ies, this claim seems highly dubious and rather improbable.

Storm also differs regarding the number of his siblings is concerned, as he sometimes claims that his mother had six sons, two by a former marriage and four by his German father. In other biographical presentations written by Storm, the number of children is said to be five overall.<ref name="storm" /> In the same way, Storm represents himself either as the eldest of all or the eldest of the latter four.

Storm also differs regarding the number of his siblings, as he sometimes claims that his mother had six sons, two by a former marriage and four by his German father. In other biographical presentations written by Storm, the number of children is said to be five overall.<ref name="storm" /> In the same way, Storm represents himself either as the eldest of all or the eldest of the latter four.

In one biographical article, Storm also claims to have been adopted by the Crow family Yellowtail<ref name="metis" />. While there is evidence pointing to such relations to the Crow nation<ref name="McClinton" />, such an adoption is an honorary act and does not give the adoptee any rights to ceremonies or spiritual teachings; the adoptee is supposed to look after his adoptive parents and family in times of need and old age.  Such an adoption by a family also does not create any rights to enrollment and does not bestow the adoptee with citizenship in an indigenous nation or rights to this.

In one biographical article, Storm also claims to have been adopted by the Crow family Yellowtail<ref name="metis" />. While there is evidence pointing to such relations to the Crow nation<ref name="McClinton" />, such an adoption is an honorary act and does not give the adoptee any rights to ceremonies or spiritual teachings; the adoptee is supposed to look after his adoptive parents and family in times of need and old age.  Such an adoption by a family also does not create any rights to enrollment and does not bestow the adoptee with citizenship in an indigenous nation or rights to this.

==A career as a Plastic Shaman==

==A career as a Plastic Shaman==