Medicine River paints a stark but hopeful portrait of communities still reckoning with the trauma of acculturation

1812–1882

Angelique turned her back on the missionaries

the Billy women must find a way

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) Comanche Medicine River paints a starkCara Romero's first monograph, Panpnwgai (Living Light) explores the artistic practice of the celebrated Chemehuevi photographer and features written contribution from 23rd U. S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Throughout her renowned creative practice, Romero has brilliantly challenged dominant narratives of Indigenous decline and erasure, disrupting preconceived notions about what it means to be a Native American. Her sophisticated images simultaneously