Eugene Brave rock
Actor | Stuntman | Educator
Eugene Brave Rock is a well known Indigenous actor from the Blood Tribe (Kainai) known for his hard-hitting roles in AMC's Dark Winds as Frank Nakai and The Stranger in The Dirty Black Bag role, and his standout role as "The Chief" in Wonder Woman (2017) alongside Gal Gadot where he advocated to bring the first Blackfoot words spoken on the silver screen and bringing Blackfoot mythology to life with his character setting up the first Indigenous superhero.
He is an advocate of cultural and ecological regeneration, working for many years on a project for Indigenous language revival. Born and raised near the Rocky Mountains on the Kainai (Blood) Reserve, he began his career as a stunt person in "Buffalo Bills Wild West Show" at Euro Disney in France and worked on the Oscar-winning film "The Revenant". He is a keynote speaker at prestigious institutions such as Princeton University for “The Art of Social Justice”, Slought foundation at University of Pennsylvania on “Representation, Symbolization, and Indigeneity,” Stanford University on "Indigenous Food Sovereignty," and the Science Summit at the United Nations on “Digital Democracy for Climate Action.”
GALLERY
Eugene is the Founder of the Oki Language Project with the vision to create thriving and proud Indigenous communities for future generations by focusing on Indigenous history, language and culture. He hopes that this work always brings light, respect and a deeper understanding of his Blackfoot culture to people everywhere. He recently led the Oki Language Project, which involved collecting a library of Indigenous language greetings of Turtle Island and Elder stories about understanding the meaningful act of welcoming another human being.
“In researching our language, I have come to know that the meaning of words could take days to explain. Everything in Blackfoot culture has its purpose, place and symbiotic rhythm giving it a sacredness so that it is not to be misused, abused or taken for granted. This is true for all Indigenous languages and it is important to educate and raise awareness for future generations.”
~ Eugene Brave Rock