"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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http://www.daleauger.com/printversionbio.cfm

Monday, April 21, 2008

Reburial on hold for 87 American Indian remains

By: Cindy Carcamo

HUNTINGTON BEACH – A plan to rebury the last 87 American Indian remains found on the Brightwater Hearthside Homes site on Monday is on hold after American Indian officials complained to the state's Coastal Commission that the developer is not appropriately documenting all grave items found on the site.

Officials also alleged that the developer is not being forthcoming about its archeological findings on the Bolsa Chica Mesa site.

"This is so he can hurry up and get a burial and get the OK to finish building and selling homes to make a profit,'' said Gabrielino-Tongva leader Anthony Morales, who lodged a complaint at last week's Coastal Commission meeting. "It's a business. We're an obstacle to him. … Our culture is in his way."

It's the latest twist to plague the 300-home project, which sits on a site believed to be an ancient burial site and village once shared by the Gabrielino-Tongva and Juaneño Band of Mission Indians.

Over the last 30 years, archeologists discovered 174 ancient American Indian remains, half of them unearthed in the past 20 months. Human remains can mean whole sets or a fragment belonging to a person.

Want to know more? Click here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/grave-site-developer-2020274-commission-goods
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