"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

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Yukon Circles

Yukon Circles is the inspirational story of how native people in Alaska and Canada joined together to protect the Yukon River.

The Yukon is the second-longest river in North America, flowing 2300 miles from its headwaters in Canada to its delta on the Bering Sea. But the river is threatened by pollution from military, mining, manufacturing and human settlement.

Rather than blaming the polluters or pointing fingers at the many entities that had dumped waste in their traditional territories, the tribes made a radical decision. They would assume the leadership and responsibilities for protecting their own lands, waters, animals, and fish.

They began by educating their own tribal members; they went on to form the largest Native international treaty organization in the world.

Director: Karin Williams
27 Minutes • USA • Documentary Short
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