Violet Duncan is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. She has toured nationally and internationally as an author, educator, dancer, and storyteller, and facilitates workshops to promote spiritual wellness and cultural education across the US, Canada, and Europe.

 

After becoming a mother of four and seeing the need for Native representation in literature, she wrote and self-published three picture books: I am Native, When We Dance, and Let’s Hoop Dance! 

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She has recently joined the family of Penguin Random House with her newest middle school novel BUFFALO DREAMER arriving August 27, 2024 and three new children’s books coming out 2026.

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She is now a featured storyteller at many Festivals Nationally & Internationally.

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She is currently the Indigenous Cultural Advisor at the Tempe Center for the Arts, where she aims to create space for a permanent program of Indigenous performance and practice.

She lives in Mesa, Arizona.

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Schedule her for a in-person or virtual school, library or organization visit today! 

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