Restoring Lost Lands
The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa reclaim more than 28,000 forested acres in Minnesota—just one of the Native nations that have recovered some of their ancestral territories.
The beauty of being raised by an extended family is what makes home special to me and, as I later discovered, is inherently Indigenous. The way I was raised shaped who I am and the work I do as a photojournalist, as the home I know is in stark contrast to how it is often represented in mainstream media.
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