Meet Our Keynote Speaker Matika Wilbur, Project 562 Founder

Post Date: March 5 2018

Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) is one of the nation’s leading photographers, based in the Pacific Northwest. She earned her BFA from Brooks Institute of Photography where she double majored in Advertising and Digital Imaging. Her most recent endeavor, Project 562, has brought Matika to over 400 tribal nations dispersed throughout 45 U.S. states where she has taken thousands of portraits, and collected hundreds of contemporary narratives from the breadth of Indian Country all in the pursuit of one goal: To Change The Way We See Native America.

As a former educator, she realized that the representation of Native peoples in media and in learning materials as a "leathered and feathered" dying peoples deeply affected the identity and perceived potential of her students. Thus began Project 562, the mission of which is to photograph and collect stories of Native Americans from each federally-recognized tribe in the United States. Through her lens, we are able to see the vibrancy and diversity of Indian Country and in seeing we challenge stereotypical representations and begin shifting consciousness about contemporary Native America.


2018 Leadership Summit Agenda Now Available!

The 2018 AISES Leadership Summit agenda is now available online. Make the most of your time at the Leadership Summit by mapping out the sessions you would like to attend, meeting times and much more!

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