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Depicting Native Americans In Project 562

matikawilbur.com

There's not a lot of in-between in mass media depictions of Native Americans. 

We often get either the Hollywood depictions of noble warriors from the movies, or the news stories about alcoholism and poverty on the reservation.  Matika Wilbur set out to fill in all the many spaces in between. 

She is traveling across the country, photographing members of all 562 federally-recognized tribes (four more have been added since she started). 

We hear the story of Project 562 from Matika.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.