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ONLINE ONLY: Changing the Way We See Native America with Matika Wilbur

Matika Wilbur Event Type: Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adult
Date: 5/12/2020
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 8:30 PM
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Photographer Matika Wilbur is changing the way we see Native America.

Over 10 years ago, Matika Wilbur began to develop a body of imagery and cultural representations of Native peoples to counteract one-dimensional stereotypes and to create positive Indigenous role models. In this talk, learn about the ways Matika Wilbur is changing the way we see Native America through her work, including her exhibition, "Natural Wanderment: Stewardship. Sovereignty. Sacredness."

Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) is one of the nation’s leading photographers, based in the Pacific Northwest. She earned her BFA from Brooks Institute of Photography where she double majored in Advertising and Digital Imaging. Her most recent endeavor, Project 562, has brought Matika to over 500 tribal nations dispersed throughout all 50 U.S. states where she has taken thousands of portraits, and collected hundreds of contemporary narratives from the breadth of Indian Country all in the pursuit of one goal: To Change The Way We See Native America.
As a former educator, she realized that the representation of Native peoples in media and in learning materials as a "leathered and feathered" dying peoples deeply affected the identity and perceived potential of her students. Thus began Project 562, the mission of which is to photograph and collect stories of Native Americans from each federally-recognized tribe in the United States. Through her lens, we are able to see the vibrancy and diversity of Indian Country and in seeing we challenge stereotypical representations and begin shifting consciousness about contemporary Native America.

In partnership with the High Desert Museum, Oregon Humanities and Project 562. We thank The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their generous support of this initiative and the Pulitzer Prizes for their partnership.

Matika's photographs will be on exhibit at the High Desert Museum.


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Contact: Liz Goodrich
Contact Number: 541-312-1032
Presenter: Matika Wilbur
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