Journalist and writer Laura Waterman Wittstock and photographer Dick Bancroft have recorded, written and taken pictures of the American Indian Movement (AIM) for over 40 years. Their book, We Are Still Here published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press, is a testament to that effort. It includes Wittstocks reflections on covering the native American civil rights movement as a young reporter in Washington, D.C., as well as some of Bancrofts striking and iconic images as the movement struggled for Native independence. An exhibit of Bancrofts photos opened May 10 at All My Relations Gallery on Franklin Avenue, celebrated by drummers performing the AIM honor song, traditional foods and a gathering of AIM activists, including Clyde Bellecourt and Bill Means. Bellecourt, a member of the White Earth band of Ojibwe, reminded the crowd what it took for them to get to this place. youtu.be/iNq7Tu7gUrA
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 01:57:23 +0000
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