"We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as "wild". To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery."

Luther Standing Bear - Rosebud Sioux

Guardian of the Water Medicine

Guardian of the Water Medicine
Dale Auger

Dale Auger

Dale Auger: On Art, Blood and Kindred Spirits
by Terri Mason

Defining Dale Auger in one sentence is akin to releasing the colours of a diamond in one cut. It can’t be done. It’s the many facets that release a diamond’s true brilliance, as it is the many facets of Auger’s life, education, ancestry, experiences and beliefs that have shaped and polished his work into the internationally acclaimed and collected artist that he is today.

Born a Sakaw Cree from the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta, Auger’s education began as a young boy when his mother would take him to be with the elders. “I used to say to myself, ‘Why is she leaving me with these old people?’ – but today I see the reason; I was being taught in the old way.”

Auger’s respect for traditional teachings led him on a journey to study art, opening the door to a doctorate in education. He is a talented playwright, speaker and visual artist whose vividly coloured acrylics have captured the attention of collectors that reads like an international ‘Who’s Who’ spanning English to Hollywood royalty. The essence of his work is communication, and now Dr. Auger has come full circle, interpreting the life of his culture – from the everyday to the sacred - through the cross-cultural medium of art.

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Monday, February 18, 2008

A Young Voice of Experience

By: Jordan Dresser

LARAMIE, Wyo.—Trivia Afraid of Lightning has given herself the task of being a role model to younger minority students. That means never giving up at the university level and showing that obtaining a college degree is always possible.

"There is always somebody watching us and when we give up, they will give up," Afraid of Lighting said.

But that is something Afraid of Lightning, 30, hopes will never happen. She wants to speak to students and give speeches, like she did here at the University of Wyoming on Jan. 24. When she speaks, she hopes to keep the students motivated and strong.

"If I can help one person to change their life and do positive things, then I'm satisfied," Afraid of Lightning said.

Afraid of Lighting is a tribal member of the Miniconjou Band of the Cheyenne River Sioux and was a guest speaker at the University of Wyoming during its seventh annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Days of Dialogue Celebration. She was part of a panel of students discussing the challenges of returning home after college.

Sophomore Maria Simental, who was also on the student panel, said she listened to Afraid of Lightning and said motivational words from students like her are needed. She said it helped to boost morale among the American Indian, Hispanic, Asian and African American students at the university.

"She was amazing," Simental, a 20-year-old business administration student, said. "She knew what we were going through but more in depth. ... She was really inspirational."

Get more here: http://www.reznetnews.org/article/feature-article/young-voice-experience
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