Comments on: How a TED collaboration is helping residents of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation tell their own story

By: Sharice Davids

Sharice Davids — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:53:16 +0000

This is an interesting contradiction to the TED Talk entitled Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story. Here is a link – http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html

She is much more eloquent and insightful than I will ever be. What I gather from her TED Talk and from the “same ‘ol story” that is being produced by Aaron Huey through TED is that the American Indian story is still the same and it is a wonderful example of the danger of a single story, as Ms. Adichie so beautifully explains.

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[...] In this poignant look at life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Aaron Huey rewrites U.S. history as you thought you knew it. Setting the grim historical facts against the backdrop of his unflinching photography, he uncovers buried American truths, past and present. (Check out Huey’s latest project, an interactive collaboration with the residents of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.) [...]

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[...] 2nd period: History Aaron Huey: Native prisoners of war In this poignant look at life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Aaron Huey rewrites U.S. history as you thought you knew it. Setting the grim historical facts against the backdrop of his unflinching photography, he uncovers buried American truths, past and present. (Check out Huey’s latest project, an interactive collaboration with the residents of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.) [...]

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Aaron Huey’s Pine Ridge Community Storytelling Project — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:57:14 +0000

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By: alma vasquez

alma vasquez — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:05:16 +0000

hunters without lands to hunt
these men’s identities seemed to be tied to this one way of living
and without lands=depression
if they have near 100% unemployment,
it means that they have been living on charity of others
also very depressing.
it also means they refused to change their line of work
refused to be ranch hands, etc….
they are obessed with the idea that they should be hunters and nothing else.
what they need is to change their culture.
change the way they are thinking
to end their depression
yes, do visit mexico, for a vacation, a cultural exchange, a new perspective
the people in mexico look like these indians,
they may have a lot of genetics in common,
mexicans are also very poor, below the poverty line of 18k/yr,
a lot of them have no electricity or running water
but mexico is thriving,
if you send a few young indian men to mexico
they will see mexicans working all sorts of jobs
cab drivers,bus drivers, pilots, construction workers, farmers, doctors, merchants, etc….
a whole city of diversified workers,
all of them working at poverty levels of income (18k/yr or less)
doesn’t stop them, they like staying busy, they like building, they like doing.
mexico doesn’t have the best farm lands either
alot of desert
but mexico does grow it own food, lots of it, delicious food!!
mexico are full of vibrant people, happy people, busy people,
The Indians would learn alot from Mexicans.

regarding giving lands to these indians
so they can be hunters again,
so they can feel proud again,
seems pathetic.
the current farms that would be converted to woodland if the indians were given these lands
would deprive people of food somewhere in the world,
those farms feed people,
more people than a woodland would support.
i’m against turning productive farmland to woodland wilderness.
just so some people can feel better about themselves.

farming is the noblest profession out there.

By: Mahalie Stackpole

Mahalie Stackpole — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:36:39 +0000

Where are the Pine Ridge stories being told without this “young white man”? It’s so easy to point out the imperfection of others, especially around a complex issue. Colonization back-lash in the form of bourgeois hyper-sensitivity is equally oppressive. In this case, it’s just wrong, as his work is there to bridge the gap, gain the interest of wide audiences who clearly aren’t hearing the stories (being told or not, not effectively enough) and then funnel said audience directly to the actual people of Pine Ridge. That is what the Cowbird project is facilitating. Aaron Huey has worked very hard to balance this issue and should be commended for such.

By: arnob680

arnob680 — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:20:38 +0000

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By: Ashley Kish

Ashley Kish — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:29:50 +0000

A fine example of perpetuating colonization that continues to dominate liberal media discourse. TED priding itself on showcasing a young white man who believes his work is needed for the peoples of the Pine Ridge to tell their own story. Guess what, they’ve been telling their stories for generations, through generations, in a myriad of ways. We must ask ourselves, as a culture, why are we only willing to notice and pay attention when it comes through the voice of a young white man? TED, please do not become the National Geographic of this generation through practices that glorify the (mis)representation of the ‘other’.

By: Sebastian Betti

Sebastian Betti — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:37:01 +0000

Great work! It’s always interesting to learn something new about these ‘unknown’ cultural worlds.