"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 4, 2008

Two Blackfeet women spread inspiration

By: Babette Herrmann

BROWNING, Mont. - Nearly one year has passed since Carla Lott and Amber Gopher were recognized by the Blackfeet Tribe for becoming the first American Indian women to be commissioned as officers in their branch of the military.

The April 2007 event took both women back to their hometown of Browning at the Blackfeet Community College. Gopher, now a 2nd Lt., received her commissioning oath for the Montana Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Wing.

1st Lt. Lott, the first American Indian female commissioned officer in the Montana Army National Guard, swore her in. But the event honored both women for their outstanding achievement. Maj. Gen. Randall Mosley and U.S. Sen. Jon Tester attended the event and spoke in their honor.

Both come from families with a rich history of military service.

At a name giving ceremony, Gopher was honored with her great-grandmother's name, ''Good Victory.''

''I was very humbled,'' she said. ''It turned out to be a good victory.'' The name is fitting for the 29-year-old.

Prior to joining the military in 2001, she became a registered nurse and currently works as a nurse at a hospital in Great Falls, Mont. Her job as an officer puts her in charge of drug testing. ''It's a big position,'' she said. ''It's people's careers that are the line.''

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