"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

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Tribe plans to preserve Arapaho language

By: Chris Merrill

ETHETE —The Northern Arapaho Council of Elders estimates that there are 225 — maybe 230 — fluent speakers of Arapaho left on the planet.

Almost all are over the age of 60, and every time a fluent speaker dies, usually of old age, the number drops by one.

The Arapaho language “is now in its 59th minute of the last hour of survival,” the Council of Elders wrote recently. But as it confronts this crisis, the council believes there is an opportunity to resuscitate the tongue, and in so doing preserve and reinvigorate the Arapaho culture.

The tribe has announced plans to establish an “immersion” school for Arapaho children to learn the tribal language.

Check out this video clip: http://www.trib.com/slideshow/arapaho_language/
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