Bill Crouse and the Allegany River Seneca Dancers - Kindschi Faith & Justice Symposium

Bill Crouse, Sr.

William Crouse, Sr., is a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians of the Hawk Clan. He is a faithkeeper, singer, and speaker of the Coldspring Longhouse. As group leader, singer, lecturer, and dancer of the Allegany River Seneca Dancers, Bill has traveled all over the United States and Canada.

He has performed in Rome, Italy and Wurtzburg, Germany as well. He has worked with the American Indian Dance Theater as a choreographer and consultant and was featured in their video Dances of a New Generation. His music recordings of Iroquois social-dance music, smoke-dance music and re-mix are a hit with young and old alike. As a graphic artist his work is displayed at the Seneca Iroquois National Museum, the Iroquois Museum, Howes Cave (New York), the Seneca Allegany Casino, and many private collections. He has also illustrated many designs for Native Stitches and Seneca Language Publications.

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