"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

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Return to a hunting ground

By: Jeff Gearino

Bison have always been the source and center of spiritual life for the Plains Indian tribes.Sacred buffalo hunts were conducted for centuries around Jackson Hole and on the National Elk Refuge in northwest Wyoming by numerous tribes, including southeast Idaho's Shoshone-Bannock tribe.

For the first time since the refuge was created in 1912, Shoshone-Bannock members will return to the Jackson area for a limited ceremonial bison hunt.

The tribe recently entered into an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that will allow the killing of up to five bison on the National Elk Refuge as part of the tribe's traditional ceremonial activity.

Officials said the Shoshone-Bannock tribe -- located on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation about eight miles north of Pocatello -- is historically associated with the Jackson Hole area.

"The tribes are very interested in conducting this ceremony on the refuge, where they have historic ties," said refuge Manager Steve Kallin. "It's certainly a new activity and a new event on the refuge, and it should be interesting to see how it works out," Kallin said in a phone interview.

He said the private hunt will be closely coordinated with refuge staff and will be conducted sometime between May and December. The ceremonial hunt will be specific to bison and will not extend to other wildlife species.

Read more here: http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2008/05/12/news/wyoming/f6c590808775e10487257446002118d6.txt
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