"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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Friday, March 28, 2008

Hundreds expected at tribe's memorial for teen who drowned in car crash last year

By: Jim Casey

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam on Saturday will host an event the like of which hasn't been on their reservation for decades.

Between 500 and 1,000 people — many from Puget Sound and Vancouver Island — will celebrate the life of the late Vanna Francis.

The public will be welcome at the event at the Lower Elwha tribal center, 2851 Lower Elwha Road, near Port Angeles.

The celebration will start at 10 a.m. in the tribal center's gym with a ceremonial sweeping of its floor with cedar boughs.

That will be followed by dedication of a memorial bench fashioned by Lummi carver Jewell Praying Wolf James.

The rest of the day after lunch will be given over to songs, prayers and dances by the dozen tribes and Canadian First Nations who will attend, dinner and giving gifts to participants.

The event will be over when every group has finished, sometime Saturday night or even early Sunday morning.

End of spirit's journey -

"It's a celebration of Vanna for her going to her ancestors," he said."The journey takes one year."

Want to know more? Click here: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080327/NEWS/803270302
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