Black and white photo of a Native American man with red annotations detailing his attire, accessories, and historical notes.

This diptych is part of Wendy Red Star’s 1880 Crow Peace Delegation series, an intervention into Charles Milton Bell’s photographs of five Apsáalooke (Crow) leaders who traveled to Washington, DC, to defend their land against colonial expansion.

Wendy Red Star: Déaxitchish / Pretty Eagle

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Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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