Rhonda -Honey- Duvall is an inspirational advocate\, R&\;B singer\, powwow dancer and native american storyteller . She is DineÌ\, from Blue Gap\, Arizona and is proud to hold her clan and traditions close to her heart. She is Tangle clan\, born for African A merican descendants\, her grandfather is Coyote Pass clan.
\nShe has performed for 12-15 years as a dancer and singer. When Honey performs the fancy shawl dance\, she embodies the butterfly as it offers peace\, love\ , and positivity in community\, relationship\, and our lives. The Jingle d ress dance offers healing in the community and tells a story\, offering wo rds of restoration of the ancestors from the Ojibwe Tribe\, in Minnesota. Honey honors the land on which she resides here is SLC\, as the ancestral home of our Ute relatives\, and acknowledges the five main tribal groups o f Utah: Navajo\, Shoshone\, Ute\, Paiute\, and Goshute.
\nHoney beli eves that education is vital and she educates Native American culture in t he way she was taught. As an advocate/R&\;B artist\, she teaches that I ndigenous cultures are still here among the cities and the lands we walk u pon. She educates her audience that Native peoples are still alive and sti ll educating through each instance and experience. This kind of artistic l earningallows us to understand each other\, the land we walk upon\, and th e hopes of generations to come. Through teaching others we understand each other. Artist Residency allows us to strive to be one with our communitie s and ourselves. Teaching starts within ourselves\, allowing us to search inward\, and then reach out to others. Art brings people together\, educat ion brings us closer.
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