'Honoring Native people through photography feels incredibly significant in deepening my own Native identity,' says one photographer
The celebration of Native American Heritage month allows time to not only honor the history and contributions of Native Americans to the United States but also to highlight their culture and heritage, which is deeply embedded in America’s core.
She also wants to be an example for other aspiring Native American photographers who want to highlight their heritage through photography. Teexeeshe’ Jones-Scott, Tsinte Steinruck, Chvski Jones-Scott, Delaina Bommelyn, and Allie Castellaw are pictured in their Ch'a~lh wvn Srdee-yvn regalia at the Dee-ni’ Nii~-li~ at Da’-chvn-dvn in Tolowa Dee-Ni’, CA, October 2021.Matika Wilbur, Swinomish and Tulalip
Teexeeshe’ and Chvski’s mother, Marva, told Wilbur: “These acts of connection are healing for all of us, so when we reinstate these ceremonies, it's very powerful in self-love, self-respect, and honoring these roles of practice.” “I grew up disconnected from my culture, and I feel grateful that I was able to connect to my culture as I got older, which for me, came through photography,” Adams says. “I try to expand views of Native American identity by resisting mythologizing Native American people, which anyone, even Indigenous people, can do if we aren't careful.”
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