Finding My Dance Muckleshoot provides a window into a

provides a window into a story largely lost to history

her own writing

he was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School

Helen Betty Osborne

and by defusing and destroying its tools

Finding My Dance Muckleshoot provides a window into aIn her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage. At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the special jingle dress her mother made for her. As she grew up, she danced with her brothers all over Indian country. Then Ria learned more styles tap, jazz, ballet but still loved