My photographs capture contemporary Native American life. Too often, \u201cIndians\u201d are depicted as figures in history books, as long-forgotten museum relics, and, still, as mascots. Native People are very much alive. We live and work in present-day society while protecting and cultivating our rich traditions and culture. It\u2019s time to update the image of the \u201cIndian.\u201d We aren\u2019t just people posed in photographs from the 1800s. We are here, we are alive, we are important. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My photographs capture contemporary Native American life. Too often, \u201cIndians\u201d are depicted as figures in history books, as long-forgotten museum relics, and, still, as mascots. Native People are very much alive. We live and work in present-day society while protecting and cultivating our rich traditions and culture. It\u2019s time to update the image of the … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":67,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/works\/291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/works"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/works"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}