Background
Edwards was born and raised near a Crow reservation in Montana.
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Brooke Edwards
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She studied at the University of Denver obtaining a Bachelor degree in psychology and mathematics.
Career
She earned an Master of Arts in counseling psychology from the University of Denver. She describes herself as "of Sioux and Nez Perce ancestry" and says she has ancestors in six Native American tribes. Edwards" life and spiritual experiences were documented in a 1982 study of American Indian women.
Marie Annette Jaimes described Edwards as "a charismatic medicine woman".
Jaimes has taught Native American Studies at San Francisco State University, and discussed a vision of Edwards" that represented a "significant contribution" to understanding the place of women within modern Native American culture. According to Jaimes, Edwards is the "great, great grand-niece of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce" and studied with Stands Near The Fire, a Northern Cheyenne elder.
Edwards has been criticized by some Native American groups. The Center for the SPIRIT (Support and Protection of Indian Religions and Indigenous Traditions) accused her of misrepresenting her heritage and falsely claiming to be a medicine woman.
