The exhibition was drawn from a series of spiritual journeys on horseback, undertaken by the Lakota Nation and the Cree Nation. These rides are living history as traditionalist leaders work to build community through a reaffirmation of spiritual and cultural values.
Venue: Icebox Gallery, MN, 2000, 20 May-26 August 2000

Exhibition celebrating the spiritual rides of the Lakota and Cree Nations.
Venue: Durbin Gallery, Birmingham, AL, 2000

Photography essay celebrating the spiritual rides of the Lakota and Cree Nations. Traditionalist leaders work to create community through a reaffirmation of spiritual and cultural beliefs and practices.

Venue: Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 1998

group exhibitions

A collection of photographs of Native Americans from 1870 to 1992. Toured nationally, 1992 - 1997
Selected venues:

Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY, 1997

Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, 1996

The Glenbow Museum, Alberta, Canada, 1995

The Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI, 1995

Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH, 1995

Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, 1995

Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT, 1994

Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA, 1993

Boulder Art Center, Boulder, CO, 1992

Photography essay of the Lakota Nationšs spiritual ride to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.
McKnight Fellowship for Photography, 1991

Venue: Film in the Cities, Saint Paul, MN, 1991

fellowships & grants

Recipient of:

Jerome Foundation Study Travel Grant, 1999

Jerome Foundation Film & Video Grant, 1998

Bush Artist Fellowship, 1997

Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, 1996, 1989

Jerome Foundation Study Travel Grant, 1995

Harmony Women's Fund, 1993

Minnesota Humanities Commission Grants, 1993, 1992, 1991

Film in the Cities/Jerome Foundation, 1992

Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media, 1992

Headwaters Fund

Minnesota State Historical Society Women's History Project, 1991

Film in the Cities/McKnight Fellowship, 1990

documentaries

selected videos:

Nokomis - Voices of Anishinabe Grandmothers
An Emmy-nominated sixty-minute video documentary honoring the lives of Anishinabe women in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Aired on PBS, 1994.

Keepers of the Nation
A sixty-minute video documentary on the life histories of Lakota/Dakota women elders in South Dakota. Work-in-progress.

Honor the Grandmothers
Two award-winning thirty-minute radio documentaries on the lives of Lakota/Dakota elders in Minnesota and South Dakota. Broadcast nationally via satellite, 1993

professional awards

Emmy Nominee, 1995

Best Documentary, Red Earth American Indian Film & Video Festival, 1995

Bronze Apple, National Education Association Film & Video Festival, 1995

Finalist, The New York Festivals for Film & Video, 1995

Gold Plaque Award, Chicago International Film Festival, 1994