"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.

Read the rest here:

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

Monday, May 12, 2008

Indian Land Tenure Foundation and The Tribal Education Departments National Assembly Join Forces

Press release -

The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) has awarded the Tribal Education Departments
National Assembly (TEDNA) with grant monies to develop Indian education professional
development materials, and promote and market the ILTF Indian Land Tenure Curriculum.

In recognition that education of tribal youth is one of the most important areas of sovereignty,
TEDNA and ILTF will spend the next year working collaboratively to create professional
development materials that support the ILTF Curriculum and incorporate the Curriculum into
schools across the nation.

The ILTF Curriculum was designed with Native American tribal issues and values in mind, but
the context illustrates the important relationship between land and people in general, not just
Native Americans. The main goal is for students to become intellectually reconnected to the
land and aware of its importance to their past, present and future.

“We hope to introduce the Curriculum into schools to reestablish the relationship between land
and people while focusing on Native American views of the human relationship to land. We
believe that these efforts will strengthen tribal youths’ understanding of who they are as Native
American people. We also believe that this can help improve school performance by increasing
student self-esteem and school engagement,” said TEDNA President Quinton Roman Nose.

ILTF Program Officer, Terry Janis explains, “TEDNA is an ideal partner as it has a nationwide
network of tribal education departments, private businesses and government employees working in education. Our message, one of traditional Native American land values, will reach all tiers of education.”

There's more here: http://www.tedna.org/news/iltf_tedna_pr.pdf
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