Monday, February 19, 2007

Dream of FIRE !


A few years ago, I had a realistic dream (I have them now and then, much like a movie but as real as you and me) the other night I had a repeat of the thought, what does it mean? A Vision?
The original dream- I had been sleeping and I awoke full of anxiety. Where had I just been? The dream started, when I came to… from my sleep, I was standing in a Fiery planet, where was I? I started to get scared, yet something assured me that I was fine! I began to look around, the air was choking, it was hot, I could barely breath. There was fire sot all over the place; everything was red and full of ashes. When I walked I could feel the earth give way underneath me. The earth was totally unstable, when I walked I half-crawled.
Then it hit me, I was home! This was Hagwilget (New Hazelton) and I was home! Was I in the future? I had no clew, yet I was relatively comfortable! I could feel the land where our old house stood. I could envision where the rivers were, now gone, I could see the valley’s of the Bulkley and Skeena rivers all were still there, at least their impressions. This was a desolate red land, one that changed 180. What had happened?
Suddenly out of no where, came a rolling thunder of a huge engine, it was a giant earth-moving tractor; it just came out of a hidden land crest. It was coming my way. I had to run, fighting the sot and ash, but I made it clear of this monster truck, that was at least four stories in height and width. The driver never stopped he/she just kept going.
During this mind trip I came to realize I was never alone, I realized I was not frightened, as I knew where I was, home! I never wondered what we as people, had done to the land, in my heart I knew. Can this message be prevented?
In our language we use words like honor, honesty, justice, love, religion, self-healing, these are the words we humans must use to prevent this dream from coming true! We need earth, wind (air) and fire. Keep our planet pure!
Saba! Amen!

We will excell Canada's cultural foundation

The doctrine of honesty is the foundation of law for the cultures of the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en tribes of northern British Columbia, Canada.
An ancient culture, it is not surprising that these tribes produce good native artists. One of them is Robert E Sebastian.
Sebastian of the White Wolf Clan, House of Spookx was born in 1952. The moon of falling leaves, October 25, Hazelton was a river of native art. Life in Hazelton was for the strong. If you worked hard you lived well. This is his engine. Canadian culture is a brutal pace today, that only excites Robert.
Sebastian’s native name is, Gwin-Jakwsxw, meaning, dying to kill something.
The Sebastian pallet has touched worldly collections including that of the British Royal Family, with the largest of these collections, being at the University of Victoria, Maltwood Museum. In 1981 Gwin-Jakwsxw broke bread with the then Governor General of Canada, Edward Schreyer, His Excellency Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. As well he has appeared with Fergie Jenkins, Donald Sutherland, the Vancouver Canucks, the Montreal Expos and the Japanese National Hockey Team at events where presentations of his works were the highlights of the days activities.
In 1982 he travelled to Adelaide, Australia to dance before representatives of 144 countries for a United Nations Museum’s conference. He has also danced in Kansas City, Missouri, Ottawa and Montreal as part of the touring ‘Ksan native dance group.
Robert danced for the Ksan Dancers for fifteen years. He now leads a native dance group called the Gitxsan All Clans Dancers.