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Violet Duncan | When We Dance
Violet Duncan (Plains Cree of Kehewin Cree Nation & Taino) reads her children's book, "When We Dance"
Violet Duncan | I Am Native
Violet Duncan (Plains Cree of Kehewin Cree Nation & Taino) reads her children's book, "I Am Native," which won a 2020 International Children's Book Award.
Violet Duncan | Let's Hoop Dance
Violet Duncan (Plains Cree of Kehewin Cree Nation & Taino) reads her children's book, "Let's Hoop Dance," which was a Best Book Awards finalist.
Violet Duncan
Violet Duncan is an author, storyteller, educator & performer, (Native American Hoop & Powwow dancer). She’s a proud member of the Plains Cree of Kehewin Cree Nation & Taino. Violet facilitates workshops to promote spiritual wellness & cultural education across the United States, Canada & Europe.
After becoming a mother of 4, she saw a need for Native American representation in literature. Violet took it upon herself to author three children’s books; ” I am Native”, “When We Dance” & “Let’s Hoop Dance!” She is now a featured storyteller at many Festivals Nationally & Internationally.
She is currently a Professor at the South Mountain Community College: Storytelling Institute.
Some of Violet’s accomplishments include holding the “Miss Indian World 2006” title & representing all Indigenous people of North America. In 2013 Music video “Big Hoops” by Nelly Furtado as the Native American Fancy Dancer.
–Reprinted from Violet’s website: violetduncan.com
