White Eagle Medicine Woman

White Eagle Medicine Woman (Suraj Holzwarth) is the DrumKeeper of the International GrandMother Drum Peace Project and is an internationally known singer, songwriter and performance artist of Seneca and European descent. Her CDs include Journey of the Heart and Songlines of the Soul. White Eagle received the vision of the GrandMother Drum from indigenous grandmothers as the living beating symbol of the Universal Heart that connects all races and cultures of the human family. White Eagle built the GrandMother Drum in 2000 with the assistance of the Alaska multicultural community.

The drum took over a year to construct and has 200 crystals inlaid in its seven- foot kettle base. It is covered by a giant buffalo hide. The drum produces an incomparable sound that not only stirs the soul but also is said to have tremendous healing effect on the body.