Indigenous Photograph

Today, we grieve the loss of our dear friend and colleague,

Jenny was one of the first photographers to join our database in 2018, and her love and passion for photography and her Indigenous community was nothing short of inspiring. Her work will no doubt continue to inspire generations of photographers to come. 

Her passing is deeply felt, and we send our heartfelt condolences to Jenny’s family during this time.

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Portrait of hip-hop artist during a photo session for his new song San. X grew up in the climate justice movement and is now using music as a form of advocacy to bring people together and shift culture. Portland, OR December 3, 2022.

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Helen Nez-Diné Elder Naal Tsoos Saní (The Old Paper Series) Lithograph (Varied Edition of 25) 22’ x 30” 2022

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Fireworks on the eve of the Alta Gracia festival, Ayaviri, Puno, Peru. September 15, 2022

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Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people runs rampent. This red hand print signifies standing in solidarity. It visually expresses that they will not be silent in the face of these injustices as law enforcement is without action. Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, July 2022.

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Okmulgee, Oklahoma - June 25, 2022: Director for

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On 3 March 2022, Susan Oboh, a final-year student at the University of Benin, passed away after being shot by armed robbers. Oboh was seeing off a visitor in the Osasogie area, a community close to the university gate.⁣ On 7 March, the student community gathered for a candlelight procession to honor her. The issue of insecurity remains a concern for Nigeria. Besides the Boko Haram terrorist group, armed gangs, kidnappers, community clashes and separatist groups have exacerbated the insecurity situation in the country. The 2021 Global Peace Index produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace has ranked Nigeria 146 among 163 independent nations and territories according to its level of peacefulness.⁣

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Destroyed russian 2S19 Msta tank on display.

Lviv, Ukraine. August 11 2022

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In a changing room prior to a Dambe competition at the Gidan Ali Zuma Local Boxing Arena in Deidei Abuja, Nigeria, a local Dambe boxer bandages his hand in a textile material (often a band-aid).
Dated September 4, 2022.

The Hausa people of northern Nigeria have their own Indigenous fighting style known as Dambe. Typically, throughout a match, each fighter tries to throw their opponent to the ground in order to completely overpower them.

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Peace, Beardys & Okemasis First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada. July 17th, 2021

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Pictured here is David Maruariki, a local Rarotongan carver and artist working with Master Carver Mike Tavioni, on building a traditional fishing canoe/vaka. David has been carving traditional artifacts and wood carvings since he was a young boy and learnt from Elder Mike Tavioni. This image was taken in September 2022, during a project called Te Mana O te Vaka in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. He uses a chainsaw to cut and shape the tree logs into a canoe.

The significance of this project is about the revival of an ancestral practice and a way of life for many Polynesian communities. The traditional fishing canoe was built to enable our people to provide small and large fish to feed their communities and families.