Support Big Chief Darryl Montana's cancer fight
Schedule
Tue, 23 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
New Orleans Jazz Museum | New Orleans, LA
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On Tuesday September 23, 5pm-7pm the New Orleans Jazz Museum will host a fundraiser for Big Chief Darryl Montana in conjunction with their Live from the Jazz Museum Balcony series! Free entry, cash bar, live music, Indian community, second line, raffle and 50/50. Come out enjoy and support as family and friends give Chief his flowers! Darryl has been diagnosed with inoperable metastatic lung cancer. It is also not suitable for radiation. The cancer spread from his left lung to his 5th rib and lymph nodes. This means that he is being treated with a chemotherapy/immunotherapy combination followed by ongoing immunotherapy via portacath. He also has CLL, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. That is a different, slower-growing cancer that affects the blood-forming tissues such as bone marrow.
Darryl Montana, or Big Chief Darryl of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters is a 51 year masking Black Indian in New Orleans. He follows in the footsteps of his Father, Allison "Tootie" Montana. He has taught the masking history and art to over 3,000 kids and hundreds of older adults through community and school programs. He has been honored by several organizations and has exhibited his work around the world. At this time he is having to battle ongoing health issues that began 2 years ago.
Here is Darryl's Gofundme if you cannot make the event!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-darryls-fight-against-lung-cancer
Tuesday, Sept 23rd, 5pm-7pm
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Where is it happening?
New Orleans Jazz Museum, 401 Barracks St, New Orleans, LA 70116-2601, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
