In the Hands of Our Elders, an Indigenous Culture Project
A project in Lummi Island, WA by Dos Polacas000days
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Our book of stunning portrait photography and intimate interviews with indigenous elders will celebrate how they sustain their culture.
Backers: 137
Average Pledge Per Backer: $177
Funded: $24,265 of $50,000
Dates: Feb 21st -> Mar 23rd (31 days)
Project By: Dos Polacas
Backers: 137
Average Pledge Per Backer: $177
Funded: $24,265 of $50,000
Dates: Feb 21st -> Mar 23rd (31 days)
Project By: Dos Polacas
$24,265
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 23 @ 19:04 -0400 GMT
48%
of goal
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Latest News
Huffington Post to publish article on "In the Hands of Our Elders" today! 
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!!! With 24 hours still to go in our Kickstarter Katherine Brooks, the Senior Arts & Culture Editor of the Huffington Post, is publishing a wonderful article about your Kickstarter. Yes! YOUR Kickstarter! Sharon and I are the ones creating... (Read More)
Last 3 days - pledges are pouring in!
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! It's been incredible! We've been hearing from people from all over, making contributions to "In the Hands of Our Elders" just like you already have done! We have some supporters waiting until we hit $25,000 then they will make their... (Read More)
6 days Countdown - Focus on Portrait Photography
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Help us put our Kickstarter over the top. Please share this wherever you think it might fall on fertile ground!Creating Relationships Between Both Sides of the Camera Lens by Sharon Eva Grainger Entering a world of faces holding a camera versus... (Read More)
Matching donations offered by a supporter
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Wonderful Supporter, Down to the last 9 days and it's time to carry this project over the finish line. If you think you know any fence-sitters, just waiting for a little push, how about this? One of our supporters has come through with an offer... (Read More)
Portraiture Reveals - You and Me and the Elders
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Our focus is the face, the hands and the stories of the indigenous elders of Alert Bay. Here is the story of one portrait. What Portraiture Reveals by Sharon Eva Grainger The faces of the world fascinate to me. I create portraits combining my mental... (Read More)
Our Official Witness
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
During this Kickstarter campaign, Sharon and I have been closely following Pacific Northwest native protocol, including choosing an official witness. After the February 21st Launch ceremony, this witness is beholden to create her witness recounting.... (Read More)
Native American voices backing "In the Hands of Our Elders"
February 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends and supporters, You are responsible for taking this Kickstarter into new territory by topping 27% in the first week! Pamela and I are so very grateful. You have shown us such generosity. We are humbled and proud, all at the same time.... (Read More)
16% of our Goal Update: Respected and revered Mrs. Lily Speck
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
“In the Hands of Our Elders,” uses the iconic image of Mrs. Lily Speck to honor this grand dame of Alert Bay, an indigenous matriarch. Sharon Grainger photographed Mrs. Speck in 2001. Lily was only 10 years old when Edward S. Curtis came through... (Read More)
HIT OUR FIRST MILESTONE! Ok. Sorry for all-caps. Couldn't contain ourselves!
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're very pleased to announce we are over $5,000 in just 2 days! Thank you Ingrid Schwalbe for putting us over our first hurdle! And thank you to everyone who has been posting, re-posting, sharing and tweeting. (Read More)
VIDEO Feb 21st Launch Event: Tlingit Elder Jim Thomas has a better word for "elder"
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
VIDEO If you were there with us on Sunday on the 29th floor of the Smith Tower in Seattle, you can listen to this excerpt and re-live the excitement of the event. If you weren't, you can just imagine you were there. Either way, enjoy! Please post... (Read More)
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