Water Protectors: The Standing Rock Camps through the Lens of Gabriel Ayala

Where: The Amerind Museum – Dragoon, AZ

When: Through Summer 2019

What: “When Gabriel Ayala heard about the events taking place near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Ayala decided to stand with the Water Protectors, a group of predominately Indigenous community members who opposed the construction of a petroleum pipeline. Ayala was forever changed by his time at the Standing Rock Camps. His 2016 photographs document his experiences at the camps.

Gabriel Ayala is a very well-known world-class classical guitarist. A member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe, Mr. Ayala has traveled the world to perform and teach. His photographic work at Standing Rock has further developed Ayala’s talents as a multimedia artist.” -Text courtesy of The Amerind Museum. www.amerind.org

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