Mark Denning

The head dancer and leader of the Oneida Dancers, Mark Denning has devoted himself to changing stereotyped visions of Native Americans. Denning has lectured about Native American life and demonstrated the power of traditional dance to audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and the Virgin Islands. He provided voice-over narration for the American Indian wing of Milwaukee's public museum. Born in Neopit, a small village on the Menominee Reservation in northern Wisconsin, Denning has been a traditional Native American dancer since the age of 17. He serves as director of Southeast Oneida Tribal Services. ~ Craig Harris