In our hands: native photography, 1890 to now

Abstract

"Photographs of and by Native people have long been exhibited in museums. All too often, however, such exhibitions have misrepresented vital cultural and historical contexts, neglecting the depth of practice, supporting scholarship, and Native perspectives relevant to the work. By developing a broadly representative curatorial council of prominent academics and artists, more than half of whom represent Native communities in the United States and Canada, this book significantly expands the traditional discourses of photographic history. With incisive contributions by individual curatorial council members, In Our Hands presents Native photography in three thematic sections that underscore the following: Native people are present in all facets of American life; their role is transformative in the larger society; and their view of, and connections to, the land and all living things is holistic and fundamental. The publication features 130 photographic works by Native photographers from the late nineteenth century to the present, ranging from documentary photographs to family snapshots to conceptual works. Illustrated in full color, the photographs in this book offer diverse perspectives spanning geographic, chronological, and artistic experience, and shed new light on the extraordinary contributions of Native, First Nations, Metis, and Inuit artists to the art of the Americas."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Director's foreword / Katherine Crawford Luber, PhD -- Introduction and acknowledgements / Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Jaida Grey Eagle, Casey Riley -- Curatorial Council member biographies -- Part one Always present. To the future / Jaida Grey Eagle -- Rematriating photography / Veronica Passalacqua -- B.A. Haldane: inspiring resurgence through images of resistance / Mique'l lcesis Dangeli -- From weapon to gift: my journey as an Indigenous photographer / Cara Romero -- Part two. Always leaders. A Poolaw photo, pictures by an Indian / Tom Jones -- An enduring passion / Rosalie Favell -- Rosalie Favell's photographic revisitations: Indigenous family archives & historical memory / Emily Voelker -- Another way: vernacular / Laura Wexler -- Part three. A world of relations. Researching the legacy of the Native Indian/Inuit Photographers' Association (NIIPA): an interview with Rhéanne Chartrand and Casey Riley -- On ten years of the Critical Indigenous Photograph Exchange [CIPX] / Will Wilson -- "We make that connection": eight Diné (Navajo) photographers / Jill Ahlberg Yohe -- "Indigenous storywork" and Native American photography / Amy Lonetree -- The last one hundred years / Shelley Niro -- Artist biographies / Heather Everhart, Juan Lucero.