"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

Monday, October 13, 2008

Columbus Day


So I’m going to make this as plain and simple as possible. This country where I live and work and contribute to society continues to celebrate Christopher Columbus as the official “discoverer” of North America – The New World. He is credited with having “discovered” a land inhabited by 500 Nations of Indigenous People. What he isn’t credited with is being a slave trader, terrorist, murderer, rapist, and thief. What he isn’t credited with is being single-handedly responsible for the destruction of hundreds of thousands of First Nations People and their culture and for leading the initiation of a Holocaust greater than in Germany, Africa, or China.

To me and my people Columbus Day represents a day of mourning. It is no less than if this country celebrated Hitler Day or Bin Laden Day. It’s as simple as that.
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