"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

Monday, May 19, 2008

A hero’s welcome for Whitehorse

By: Karen Francis

WINDOW ROCK — An injured soldier who recently arrived home was given a hero’s welcome Thursday evening at the Navajo Nation Veterans Memorial Park .

U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Whitehorse, a graduate of Gallup High School, will be the recipient of two Purple Hearts. The Purple Heart is a combat decoration awarded to members of the U.S. armed forces “who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy.”

Though he was still on crutches because of injuries sustained in Iraq on March 27, he rode in with the Navajo/Hopi Honor Run motorcycle riders from Shiprock.Whitehorse, 19, arrived in Albuquerque on May 10, where his mother, Lorene Yazzie, awaited him.

“It feels pretty good,” he said about being back. He added about the bike ride from Shiprock, “It was nice seeing all the scenery on the way here.”

His plan now, he said, is to “spend some time at home and try to see everybody before I head back to my station.”

Get the rest of the story here: http://www.gallupindependent.com/2008/May/051708hero.html
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