The Great Race

The Lakota legend describes the formation of the Black Hills to the Great Race, a tremendous earth-shaking event to which all the animals of the earth were summoned for a competition to establish order out of predatory chaos.  Gathering on the prairie, the animals joined in a race around a course laid out to them.  The earth shuddered and groaned beneath their weight and pounding hooves until the ground subsided, causing a majestic pile of rocks to the inside of the track – Paha Sapa – the Black Hills.  The blood from all the wounded feet left a band of red encircling the Hills.  The Buffalo was running the fastest and as he neared the finish line, the Magpie who was riding on his back jumped off, crossed the finished line first; thus winning the race for the two-legged beings.

"The Black Hills can never be taken from our people, it lives in our hearts, bones and living."

Nata Hinpa (Comes Charging), Charles “Bam” Brewer ( Born 1966)

I am Headman Coordinator for the largest gathering of 1st Nation People's, June 25, 2008, celebrating the victory of the Lakota/Northern Cheyenne "Greasy Grass Battle" on the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1868.  I am  a Founding and Standing Member of the Maka Si Tomni Council at Pine Ridge Reservation.  I am releasing CD/DVD "Crazy Indian" in March 2008, a Maka Si Tomni Production.  I am available to present an introduction to 1st Nation Schools about the upcoming "Little Big Horn Victory Celebration" a 1-hr assembly presentation and the event can be coordinated with an "Evening Fundraising Community Event," based on scheduling and coordination of organizational leadership.

I have served as the Headman Coordinator for the “Crazy Horse Ride in honor of all Veterans” since 1997.  The Crazy Horse Ride is a 75 mile, 4 day spiritual ride, from Ft. Robinson NE to the Pine Ridge Veteran’s Pow Wow Veteran Celebration.  Crazy Horse is a warrior in our Lakota culture that represents the Lakota Paradigm of a peaceful warrior who resisted aggression and oppression based in spiritual natural law.  Chief Crazy Horse lives in the lives of the Lakota People and is still leading our hearts in this moment.  Let him touch you in this up coming event!

“The Red Nation will rise again and it shall be a blessing for a world longing for light.  I see a time of seven generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again.  In that day, there will be those among the Lakota who will carry knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things and the young white ones will come to my people and ask for this wisdom.  I salute the light within your eyes where the whole universe dwells.  For when you are at the center within you and I am in that place within me, we shall be one.”

Chief Crazy Horse , 4 days before he was killed

I am the owner of Brewer Buffalo Ranch, in Pine Ridge, since 1995, and was the youngest tribal Buffalo Rancher.  The Brewer Buffalo Ranch mission is to restore the Buffalo back into the Lakota culture in a good way. I offer ecotourism Lakota hunting experiences where you experience the sacred hunt, prayers and harvesting of life in a good way, hands on!

I am an example of a transformation Outlaw to Community Leader.  I grew up at Pine Ridge in a chaotic dysfunctional, unstable period on the reservation and struggled with Alcohol and Drugs in my youth.  I experienced an awakening while incarcerated in jail, at 26 years old,  I made a promise to the Great Spirit that I would change my behavior forever if I was released from jail. I was released the following day and have not broken my promise and practice sobriety in my life.  In the Lakota Nation I love leading youth sobriety development through the horsemanship rides, providing inspirational public speaking and performances to schools & organizations. I am a recording & performing artist, and educator to hunters in the Sacred Way of Lakota harvesting.  I am the proud father of 3 boys and 3 girls all participating in Lakota activites.

My Lakota Heritage: Mother Phyllis Charging, Father Dean Brewer, Grandmothers: “Lizzy” Elizabeth Charging Grey Blanket (Wounded Knee Survivor), Barbara Brewer (neighbor of Dewey Beard Little Big Horn Battle), Grandfathers: Dave Charging (Traveled with Buffalo Bill Wild West Show), Dave Brewer.