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BIOGRAPHY OF VIOLET CROWCHILD
Violet Crowchild is an elder on the Tsuut’ina Nation Reserve. She is born and
raised in Tsuut’ina, Alberta, Canada. Violet can speak the Tsuut’ina language
fluently. She was born 1918 in November. She comes from her families, Afraid of
Grasshopper and Otter. Violet’s father is Oscar Otter and her mother is Daisy
Otter. Violet desires our culture and history. She took part in the Earth Magic
Media interviews to keep our history keen for our youth. Her input about her life
on Tsuut’ina can be a great influence on our youth today. Young children can read
about her life stories and challenges and grasp from them. She hopes in the near
future, with her stories that the young people would start respecting about our
ethnology and dialect. There are only a few fluent speakers left in our community.
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