America's native prisoners of war - Aaron Huey
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Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people -- appalling, and largely ignored -- compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting photos intertwine with a shocking history lesson in this bold, courageous talk. (Filmed at TEDxDU.)
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Photographer, adventurer and storyteller Aaron Huey captures all of his subjects -- from war victims to rock climbers to Sufi dervishes -- with elegance and fearless sensitivity.
See more of Aaron's work at his website, +Aaron Huey+. (Note: some images may be graphic in content.)
Find out more about the culture of the Lakota Indians.
In another TED Talk, Wade Davis discusses the the world's indigenous cultures who are rapidly disappearing.
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