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The beautiful painting is titled "Crow Crossing ~ Seat of Honor" 
The wonderful Artist © Penni Anne Cross

Washington native Penni Anne Cross is one of the country's most gifted and popular Native Indian portrait artists. Her first exposure to art came through her mother, herself an accomplished portrait painter. Penni Anne began to earnestly study art in 1968 and soon her burgeoning talent combined with her love for the Crow Indians allowed her to develop a style of painting that is deeply sensitive and instantly recognizable. She has continued to commit her life to her Crow people as well as to her art in a way that gives all who view her work as a special glimpse into the souls of those she portrays. Penni Anne, whose Crow name "Alawa-sta-we-ches" means "Travels the Good Road," currently works and lives in Montana.

You can find more of Penni Anne Cross's work at Artfinders.  Thank you Artfinders!


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The beautiful voices you hear belong to Rita Coolidge, Laura Satterfield & Priscilla Coolidge ... "WALELA"  The song title "Cherokee."  Please visit their site HERE!

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The Shelter

By

Les Tate


I stand silently beneath the pale sky
Overlooking the widening valley before me.
A footpath anchored in the roots of trees
Leads downward along the gray sandstone hillside.
The path follows the wall a short distance,
Winding gently past tall old trees.
In the rock ahead is a tall vaulted opening
Falling gently away to the back and sides.
Spirits of ages past call to me.
The bluff shelter stands at the head of the valley,
A natural cathedral echoing the sounds of the forest.
I enter in awe,
Wander quietly across the shadowed soil,
Exploring places where my ancestors
Worked and slept, laughed and loved.
Near the center stands a large block of stone,
A silent sentinel guarding the entrance,
Its surface inscribed with symbols
Of the sun, the snake, and the four directions.
Nearby I sit on a rock,
Its surface pitted from the breaking of nuts
And the drip of water from the ceiling's edge.
The firepit shows evidence of recent use.
Perhaps by someone like me,
A wanderer returning home.
I close my eyes and imagine I can hear
The sounds of old ones
Talking about the past and the future,
The men and women working at the day's chores
While they watch their children and grandchildren
Playing and laughing;
Later sitting quietly and listening,
Passing the history of our people
From generation to generation,
The old and the young together as a family, as a people,
Their stories and songs now held in the creviced wall.
I feel that I have been here before, that I belong,
Part of the past, part of the present.
A tear rolls down my cheek
Joining the spring rains which have begun to fall

Artist:Arnold Nogy

The Noble 
Subject: Barn Owl   The Noble 
Subject: Barn Owl

Full Strawberry Moon

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 05:42 PM     See the Full Strawberry Moon The moon will be full June 3 at 12:20AM ET. Indian tribes called this the Strawberry Moon because it came during the short strawberry harvest season. Get more moon facts at AOL Keyword: Full Moon.

Neshkinukat, California Native Artists Network

Welcome to Neshkinukat
Neshkinukat, California Native Artists Network, is an informal network of American Indian, Alaska Native, and other indigenous artists who live in California. The network is open to Native artists of all traditional and contemporary art forms including painters, sculptors, jewelry makers, silversmiths, writers, bead workers, digital storytellers, photographers, potters, weavers, dancers, musicians, drum makers, singers, composers, poets and more.This statewide network strives to create a unified voice within the California Native Artists arts community. Neshkinukat, California Native Artists Network, is the only statewide network of Native artists from multiple disciplines.California Native artists are invited to join.
Be a part of this exciting new network:

• Connect with other Native artists like you.
  
• Attend annual artist gatherings in Northern and Southern California.
  
• Be a part of the Neshkinukat-CNAN Native Artist Directory (print and web editions.)
  
• Contribute to a united voice for Native artists in California.
  
• For information about joining, email neshkinukat@hotmail.com.

Neshkinukat (neesh-ki-noo-kut) One who has relatives.    

SACBEE HOME

SACBEE HOME

Day 1
An 'invisible' people battle injustice

Day 2
Urban Indians find roots in ancient rituals

Day 3
'Lost' tribes: Why must we prove we're Indians?

Day 4
For some tribes, casinos fulfill American dream

Photo Gallery
Images from the series link

Taken from Swirling Through My Mind Journal:)

Wow! Do you visit the people's site that comment here and at NA Moments? Surprised | news

There are some great artists and writers stopping in for a visit and I am very glad they are leaving the address of their Site Web pages and of their Great Journals!!

Thank you so much, I have really enjoyed visiting your sites and seeing your great work!

Well done!

Ann

ps: Maybe I need to do an entry with just all the links to your sites?:):):) Please folks check them out, you will be happy you did!