"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

Friday, May 2, 2008

Leech Lake Band, county and state governments celebrate cooperative plan

By: Molly Miron

Culturally appropriate child welfare and protection is the goal of a Memorandum of Understanding developed by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, state of Minnesota and counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard and Itasca.

The MOU gives the Leech Lake Band Human Services and Child Welfare department full responsibility for out-of-home child placement.

“Who knows better how to take care of our children than we do,” said Leech Lake Chairman George Goggleye Jr.

Kris Johnson of the Minnesota Department of Human services agreed, saying the Leech Lake Band is best qualified to oversee child welfare on the reservation.

“Down the road there’s a hope of seeing fewer American Indian children in foster care,” Johnson said.

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe is the other tribe in Minnesota with a similar arrangement with the state and surrounding counties, Goggleye said.

There's more to the story here: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15599&section=news&freebie_check&CFID=31100980&CFTOKEN=85217825&jsessionid=883058f92db12038d1a5
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