2007 Pow-wow Calender

There you have 3 pics of me, myself and I. I've also posted a picture of my middle son, Dalton and myself (taken in the summer of 2004). If you have read the My Rambings page, you will have found out that my heritage is more than blended. *grin* So, when I decided to make this outfit, I wanted it to reflect my cultures. For me, it was a way to honor "all" of my ancestors, not just some of them. When I was born, my maternal grandfather, gave me my Cree name and a "colour." This is typical, the giving of traditional names and of colours (these are like personal colours that help to give you strength and so forth). My Cree name translated into English means "Golden Eagle Woman." The colour that was "given" to me at my birth was gold. So, on my outfit, there are gold beads. The red and black colours on my outfit have two reasons. One of my ancestors, used to paint the top half of his face black and from the bottom half was painted red. On my spiritual path, he has taught me a great deal. So to honor him, I choose red and black. The second reason why I choose red and black was to honor my German/Austrian ancestors. Now, back to the gold beads, to honor my Celtic & Germanic ancestors I beaded various Wiccan symbols along with Runes. Also, the three colours also represent life, death and rebirth. There, that pretty much sums it up.