Derrick Suwaima Davis: A World Champion Hoop Dancer Breaks It Down in a Q&A With ICTMN

This story was filed on December 6, 2012

As a child growing up in his native Arizona Derrick Suwaima Davis, Hopi/Choctaw, was fairly certain how he fit into life on the reservation. “I got my first dance clothes when I was three. I was always around native songs…read more

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