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May, 2012

I just Happen to be Native American

An interview with Gabriel Ayala. The World's First Official and Largest Awards Show for Native American Music Initiatives was founded in 1998. NAMA Hall of Fame's first nominees such as Ritchie Valens (Yakui), Robert Mirabal, Buddy Red Bow (Lakota), Hank Williams (Chocktaw), Crystal Gayle (Cherokee), Doc Tate Nevaquaya (Commanche), Redbone (Intertribal), Apache Spirit and so on. Today, Gabriel is one of them. Gabriel said: "It is not about the fame but music."

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In the Spirit of Service

Oil painting for me is a meditative experience--essential to my well-being, and a necessary part of my life. Painting also brings me great joy, and, I hope, uplifts the hearts of those who view my work. “There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom.” - Robert Henri

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Shake Hands and Say Hello

My politics got a liberal boost when I left for college in upstate New York — it was, after all, 1968. After graduation, I worked in New York City kitchens and kicked around for a couple years in Europe, the Caribbean and California before returning to New Jersey and earning a PhD in psychology at Rutgers.

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May, 2012

I just Happen to be Native American

In the Spirit of Service

Shake Hands and Say Hello

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