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Brita Brookes

Brita Brookes Native American Photography will be featured in the next of a planned series of small exhibitions showcasing the work of Michigan artists.

This exhibit displays Brookes' experiences participating in Native American Pow Wows in the Three Fires Confederacy area of Michigan and Ontario.  These photos reflect some of the qualities of light, dance, movement, texture, emotion and energy found at a Pow Wow event.

Although she is not Native American in her personal heritage, she has been actively involved in the Native American community in Michigan, California, South Dakota, North Dakota and Ontario.  She is a past Board Member of the American Indian Movement of Michigan, a member of the Press Committee for the Longest Walk 2, a freelance writer for both Indian Country Today and Uncensored News and has been taking Ojibwe Language classes under the teachings of Margaret Noori and Howard Kimewon at the University of Michigan for two years.  Her heritage is Irish, English, and Latvian American and she grew up in the suburbs of Detroit.  Upon graduating from high school she went on to obtain a degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Architecture & Design from Harvard University where Photo Journalism became a surprise minor and a new hobby.  Photography has always been her passport for learning about people and community.

On view from September to December 2009


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