Cassi (Tonowanda / Seneca), Kyla (Onandoga), Jalyn (Cayuga), Tealynn and Quinna in New York. Photo by Matika Wilbur / Instagram
Photographer Matika Wilbur (Tulalip / Swinomish) is nearly finished with her project to document every federally recognized tribe in the United States. Wilbur, 31, will take her last photos for Project 562 at the end of the month, The Guardian reports. She's driven more than 250,000 miles and has captured thousands of tribal members as part of her journey. “I’m ultimately doing this because our perception matters,” Wilbur tells the Guardian. “Our perception fuels racism. It fuels segregation. Our perception determines the way we treat each other.” When Wilbur conceived her project three years ago, there were 562 tribes on the list of federally-recognized entities. Now there are 566 tribes. The number will grow once again when federal status for the Pamunkey Tribe of Virginia becomes final next month. Get the Story:
One woman's mission to photograph every Native American tribe in the US (The Guardian 9/7)
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