Activism
Public Speaking
Discover Native Americans Again
Dearborn, MI (2022)
brought to you by the University of Michigan Dearborn, Barking Dog describes his lifetime of activism and the contrast between colonial death culture and American Indian Life Culture.
Entheofest Keynote
Ann Arbor, MI (2021)
brought to you by Decriminalize Nature Michigan
Entheofest Panel
Ann Arbor, MI (2021)
Mawandajai Trailer (2021)
based on a manuscript titled the same written by Chief Sundancer, Darryl Brown. Mawandajai means Remembering the Future, an ancient Earth-Centered philosophy and way of life American Indians have practiced for tens of thousands of years. Mawandajai attempts to bring this ancient wisdom of light and hope to a troubled, materialistic world in the grips of environmental and spiritual darkness. This film is currently in production with David Cummins.
The Tuning Fork (2020)
The Tuning Fork is a series of conversations with cultural activists worldwide brought to you by the Institute for Cultural Activism
Organizing
Many artists create political art, but few go one step further to invite others into their creative experience. Darryl's artistic practice is inseparable from his activism and community engagement. He builds community across cultural, political, and national boundaries.
For example, Darryl is one of the co-organizers of the Intercontinental Biennial of the Indigenous or Native American Art Show in St. Ignance. Indigenous culture and creativity has been continuously suppressed and appropriated, and indigenous artists have been systematically blocked out of art institutions and funding. International celebrations of indigenous arts and culture like this are rare and necessary events that empower Native communities and remind settlers that Native arts and culture are thriving, despite it all.
Eagle Condor Prophecy
At one time, the Earth was all one interdependent inter-cooperative system. We were not divided by flags or borders, we were all indigenous people of the Earth. Our purpose was to develop our natural gifts of inter-dimensional travel, telepathy, psychic abilities, intuition, and the ability to communicate with plants and animals. When the great flood took place (often this flood is only referred to as biblical, but this was a worldwide event), balance was interrupted. Indigenous cultures have retained cultural memory of the time before the flood through oral tradition. Due to colonization, Indigenous people were forced to suppress their connection to mother Earth, to the feminine. The prophecy says that the condor—representing the heart energy, feminine mystique, empathy, and compassion—needs to meet with the eagle—the masculine, the intellectual, and the logical, for balance to be restored. The Eagle Condor is the physical manifestation of our spiritual existence. Indigenous people who share the Eagle Condor Prophecy know that the solution to the perils of modernity is to return to live in harmony with the Earth.
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Anishinaabe are earth-centered people. Anishinaabe means original man from beyond the sun. We are light beings or angels lowered to the Earth. As light beings, indigenous people connect to the original source through ceremony, meditation, and prayer. When you are connected to your original source, your cosmic purpose, you no longer act out of fear. We can return to times when we didn't need prisons or weapons. We were all at one time indigenous people—it's colonial governments and organized religions that have distanced us from these knowledge systems and histories. Learning to love the Earth as a biological mother and knowing your creation story improves relationships between all peoples North, South, East, and West.
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As an artist and activist, Darryl embodies the Eagle Condor Prophecy through collaborating and organizing with other indigenous artists in the global North and South. They come together to learn about each other's history, stories, medicines, ceremonies, and common destiny. They model open borders and share the beauty of all knowledge of the past and present.
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For thousands of years, prophecies have connected and continue to connect indigenous people all over the earth. Practicing and sharing our prophecies is an act of radical imagination for all two-leggeds.
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Eagle Condor
Institute
The Eagle Condor Institute, a non-profit 501(c)3, was established in 1996 to buy and reclaim the land known as Rabbits Back Peak. To the Anishinaabe people, Rabbits Back is the equivalent of Jerusalem to the Abrahamic religions.
Jerusalem has been soiled by blood and hatred, but Rabbitts Back is a place of peace. It's the resting place of Nannabooze, a great teacher.
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Darryl served as the scared caretaker of Rabbits Back Peak for 20 years. Now the land is finally in tribal possession. Had the Eagle Condor Institute not intervened, this land would have been developed for housing.
1994 Walk for Justice
a peaceful five-month march from California to Washington, D.C for Leonard Peltier and First Nations Justice
Dennis Banks, the founder of the American Indian Movement, requested Darryl's assistance in organizing the Walk for Justice in 1994. Darryl started the walk in San Fransisco, CA. Once he got to Sacramento, he left to lead the Florida link from Tallahassee to Washington D.C.
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Everywhere Indian people were getting tired of being pushed around and were growing weary of the white lies and corporate insanity. The struggle against all the atrocities perpetuated by the federal government began hundreds of years ago and was carried on when they began to negotiate treaties that were supposed to stop the taking of more land.
Darryl's activism has been featured in tribal news and mainstream newspapers across the country.
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American Indian Issues and Action Committee (AIIAC)
While in Florida, Darryl was co-director of AIIAC, "which has branches in Tampa, Orlando and St. Petersburg. This organization is concerned with helping Indians regain pride in their heritage." Darryl organized protests against the mascot of Washington Redskins, Columbus Day, De Soto celebrations, etc. Read more in the Tampa Bay Times.
Read more about Darryl's activism in the archives.
