University Panoramic Photo
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LAKOTA YOUTH TO DOCUMENT CULTURAL IDENTITY DURING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CAMP (National Geographic)
WASHINGTON (Sept. 3, 2009)—Twenty Lakota high school students from the Pine
Ridge Reservation in South Dakota will document their community during
National Geographic's second Pine Ridge Photo Camp. From Sunday, Sept. 6, to
Thursday, Sept. 10, the teenagers, all members of the prophesied "Seventh
Generation" of Lakota people, will photograph, edit and design a portrait of
the Oglala Lakota Native American tribe. The Photo Camp is presented in
partnership with the SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls Club and CREATE (Community
Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment) Lab at Carnegie Mellon
University's Robotics Institute.
During the four-day workshop, National Geographic contributing photographer
Lynn Johnson will brief students on photographic vision, equipment and
technique, while guiding them through the process of creating a story through
photography and writing. The young photographers will explore Pine Ridge and
the surrounding areas, documenting their interpretation of the current status
of the "Seventh Generation," a group of Lakota destined since the 1890
massacre at Wounded Knee to heal the wounds of persecution, dispossession and
assimilation suffered by their ancestors. Illah Nourbakhsh and Dror Yaron from
CREATE Lab will instruct the students on the use of GigaPan robotic cameras,
which generate panoramic images that can ...
University High School, Senior Class Panoramic photos.