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Violet Duncan

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Violet Duncan


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Violet Duncan is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. She has toured nationally and internationally as an author, educator, dancer and storyteller.

Violet facilitates workshops to promote spiritual wellness & cultural education across the United States, Canada & Europe.


After becoming a mother of 4 and seeing the need for Native representation in literature, she took it upon herself to author three award winning children's books, I am Native, When We Dance and Lets Hoop Dance! Her newest book, I am Native, released 2020, shares a glimpse into the wonderful world of a multigenerational Native family. This book showcases beautiful imagery of family members passing down traditions in both traditional and modern ways. She has recently ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 1,042 ratings · 227 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
Buffalo Dreamer
4.17 avg rating — 1,032 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions
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I am Native
4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions
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When We Dance
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions
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Let's Hoop Dance!
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018
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