Title: Going Forward As I Look Back

Artist: Violet Duncan

Tribal Affiliation: Plains Cree, Taino

Year Completed: 2022

Medium: Acrylic paint

Dimensions (HxWxD): 9" x 12" Stretched Canvas

Description/Inspiration:

I remember one day while as I was working I had a huge moment of sadness, just out of nowhere. I felt a wave of grief for my home and my people. I work off the rez and away from my home for a majority of my time and I painted this piece as I reminder that my home will always there and to remember it as I go forward with my work.

Artist Bio/Statement:

Violet Duncan is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. Touring nationally and internationally since 1991, she has performed for audiences across the United States, Canada, and Europe through work as a Native American dancer, hoop dancer, choreographer, storyteller, and author. Violet is a former "Miss Indian World", representing all Indigenous people of North America. Violet is the Creative Director of Young Warriors, where she aims to create space for programming of Indigenous performance and practice.

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