"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

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Tribes may land island, lighthouse on former burial site

By: Winston Ross

CHARLESTON — It’s going to take an act of Congress for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians to take over the neglected Cape Arago lighthouse. Given the bipartisan support for a bill introduced this week, that shouldn’t be a problem.

Both Oregon senators and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., put forth a bill that would put the abandoned lighthouse in the tribe’s hands, for preservation.

The lighthouse, built in 1934 on tiny Chief’s Island, occupies an ancestral village and burial site, a fact that has afforded the tribe access for years. But attempts to own Arago have thus far been blocked by the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, which limits transfers to lighthouse preservation groups. That’s why the legislation is necessary, said Tom Towslee, a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden.
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