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International Diplomat

Delwin Fiddler, Jr. is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and a world renowned Native American performancing artist.  He is a champion Grass Dancer who has been in competition on the Pow Wow circut since his he was teenager. He is also versed in other tradtional dances such as the Hoop Dance, the Round Dance and the Buffalo Dance. He is skilled as a musician in Native American flute and hand drum.

 

Mr. Fiddler has traveled the world with Native Nations Dance Theater, which he co-founded, as an Ambassdor to the Sans Arc Band, Oceti Sakowin, Great Sioux Nation.  Some of the places he has been prvilleged to spend time in are Canada, England, Turmenistan, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Greece, Barbados, Eastern Caribbean Islands, Kosovo and Switzerland sharing culture, history songs, dances and stories.  He has also been honored to visit the embassies in these countries as well as perform at the Military Base in Kosovo.

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2015 – Present: PAZA Dance Theater - Native American Productions:

Hands on activities including theatrical productions, craft workshops, dance workshops and drumming, singing, social dances, storytelling, history, panel discussions, speaking engagements, lectures and demonstrations.

 

2000 - 2010 Native Nations Dance Theatre, Co-founder:

Principle Native American performing artist, with focus on grass and hoop dancing, flute playing, story-telling and Native American history of the Northeast US and the Plain States.  

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2017 – 2018 Events

  • Pennsylvania State Capitol, House of Representatives, Harrisburg, PA

  • Gave a Native Blessing on the House Floor and Performed in the Rotunda at the invitation of Representative Rosemary Brown

  • Walk to the Water:  An Evening with Delwin Fiddler, Jr., Pocono Cinema & Cultural Center, East Stroudsburg, PA

  • Voices from Standing Rock, Pocono Cinema & Cultural Center, East Stroudsburg, PA

  • Rumble:  Indians that Rocked the World, Harve de Grace Opera House, Harve de Grace, MD

  • Keepers of the Pipe:  Legend of the White Buffalo, Harve de Grace Opera House, Harve de Grace, MD

 

Educational Programs/Presentations:

  • Native Americans:  Beyond the Curriculum (High School/College Level presentation/performance)

  • PAZA, Tree of Life (Interactional programming for PreK – Middle School Students/Assemblies)

 

Film & Theater Roles:

  • Performed on Broadway (2018), Original Stage Production of “Miranda”

  • Performed in Philadelphia stage production of Annie Get Your Gun

  • “We Shall Remain” directed by Chris Eyre and Rick Burns.

  • “Who We Are,” currently being shown at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

 

Featured Performances:

 • England (for the Royal Family)

 • Presidential inauguration celebrations for President George W. Bush and President Barack

    Obama

 • Featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC

 • Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Mummers Parade

 • Museum of Indian Culture, Allentown, PA as Artist in Residence

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