The Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has honoured the success of one of its members, Eugene Brave Rock.
A ceremony held at the Tatsikiisaapo’p Middle School on Thursday saw the 39-year-old actor bestowed with a headdress — the highest honour given in First Nations culture.
“Not just anybody can get a headdress,” said his aunt, Ramona Bighead, who attended the ceremony.
“Only the most notable people get one. We felt that Eugene deserved that honour.”
Brave Rock is making waves in entertainment circles for his recent role as “Chief” in Wonder Woman, the DC Comics superhero film distributed by Warner Bros.
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Born and raised on the Blood reserve, Brave Rock was highly influenced by his Blackfoot culture.
Bighead believes her nephew has displayed leadership to the community while earning the headdress honour.
“For him being an actor, in my opinion, he’s probably going to portray an Indigenous person on screen again,” she said.
“Now he has the full right to wear a headdress. No one can ever say, ‘Hey, you have no right to wear this.’”
Wonder Woman actor Eugene Brave Rock honoured by Blood Tribe with headdress
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