This landmark exhibition brings together 26 Indigenous
photographers from throughout the US, Canada, Peru and New
Zealand to explore the dynamic field of Indigenous photography.
All of the artists represented met together at UC Davis in early
April, where they discussed pertinent issues in creating their
artwork and shared their experiences with each other in group
sessions, as well as with the general public in formal artist
panels. The result is this important exhibition, featuring two
works by each artist, that demonstrates the longevity of Native
peoples practicing photography. The earliest pieces in the
exhibition, are those of Cherokee photographer, Jennie Ross Cobb
from 1902 in Talequah, Oklahoma. She is the earliest-known
female Native American photographer, and her works raise
critical distinctions between those photographing their own
communities from the inside, with familiarity and respect; and
other non-Natives photographing at this time on behalf of the
government, expansionism, or academic rese