Portait of Matika (right) and her mother, Nancy (left)
Matika Wilbur: Project 562 Changing the Way We See Native America
Matika Wilbur is a photographer from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington. The mission of Wilbur’s Project 562 is to change the way we see Native America through photographing the over 562 sovereign nations in the US. Her photographs rewrite historical inaccuracies and stereotypes to create true, contemporary representations of the vibrance and diversity of Indian Country. (Adapted from matikawilbur.com and project562.com) Portrait of Fawn Douglas, Las Vegas Paiute
“For the last ten years, my work has been about counteracting these images to create positive Indigenous role models from this century.” “I have joined our people in their homes, in tribal schools, in ceremonies, in places of immense and painful history, places of environmental and economic crises, and in settings of extraordinary natural beauty.” 23 Headwaters Magazine
Portrait of Stephen Small Salmon, Pen d’Oreille, Flathead Reservation
