Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Dedicate Sculptures along Teton Creek Corridor Trail

The public is welcome to join the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and the Teton Creek Corridor Collaborative for a dedication ceremony of Derek No-Sun Brown’s sculptures along the Teton Creek Corridor.   

The dedication and celebration of the sculptures will be held on Thursday, May 29 at 11am at the Teton Creek Corridor trailhead near the Driggs Cemetery.  Members and elders of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes will lead the dedication and blessing of the art installation. 

Created by Derek No-Sun Brown, the permanent art installation includes Pisha Pakwi [Bannock] and Tsaa Painkwi [Shoshone] (Trout), Weda’a (Bear), and Patehecha [Bannock] and Pateheya [Shoshone] (elk).  No-Sun was commissioned by the Teton Creek Collaborative for the installation.  

Derek No-Sun Brown is from the Shoshone-Bannock, Klamath, and Anishinabe people. He was raised on the Boise Fort Reservation in northern Minnesota and the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho. 

“As an artist I want my art to represent that single moment in time that forever changes the outcome; the second where one moment becomes eternity.  Ultimately, if my art can affect someone’s life positively for even one second or even inspire a single thought the art has served its purpose,” said sculpture artist No-Sun Brown.  

No-Sun attended Idaho State University and is a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  After college he created the brand WAR MEDICINE combining his love for art, business, and fashion.  No-Sun’s art was also featured on the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s 2022 poster in honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. 

The Teton Creek Corridor Collaborative is a partnership effort of four local nonprofits and key community members bringing together their diverse skills to carry out a high-impact, community conservation project along Teton Creek, just outside of Driggs, Idaho. Collaborative partners include Friends of the Teton River, Teton Regional Land Trust, Teton Valley Trails and Pathways, and Valley Advocates for Responsible Development. The Teton Creek Corridor includes permanent land protection, a recreational trail, stream restoration, education and art installations for the community to enjoy.  

Everyone is welcome to bring a lunch and picnic along the Teton Creek corridor after the ceremony. To RSVP, please visit www.tetonlandtrust.org/teton-creek-sculpture-ceremony/