Image DAY 355 PORTRAITS

Spiritual

MARTY PINNECOOSE, NATIVE AMERICAN DANCER

Having been interested in the plight of Native Americans in North America, even before moving to the U.S. and becoming a citizen, I was delighted and honored to receive a commission by Peter Buffett to produce publicity photography for a show he created, called Spirit – The Seventh Fire. The show was finishing rehearsals for a tour across America, culminating in a performance on the Mall in Washington in conjunction with the opening of the brand-new Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

During the several days that I photographed, I felt compelled to do ...

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