MEDICINE EAGLE, BROOKE

(1943– )

Also known as Brooke Edwards. Métis (i.e., of Anglo andNative Americanparentage) author and popularizer of a version ofneo-shamanism. Medicine Eagle is described as a “global earthkeeper” who “prepares us for that ‘golden age’ when we will live in harmony and grace upon a renewed earth.” Her website defines a “true shaman” as “one who holds the golden dream in her heart until it comes true on Mother Earth.” She anticipates a “new time” of harmony, cooperation, respectfulness, and good relationships that will replace the “passing time” of division and discord. In this, she blends leitmotivs typical of indigenous discourse (e.g., “respect”) with those ofNew Age(e.g., the “essential self” and a Westernized version of Feng Shui). Medicine Eagle was named in the 1984 resolution of theAmerican Indian Movementagainst those considered disrespectful and exploitative of sacred ceremonies (especiallysweat lodgesandvision quests) and of the clients they charge to participate. Native American groups and websites such as “Gohiyuhi/Respect” and theCenter for SPIRITcite her as a “fraud” and unlikely to be enrolled as a member of theCrowNation.