Carlos Lightning Black of El Reno, OK, age 7,
a member of the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes,
taken during the 2008 Red Earth
Native American Cultural Festival. (photo by M.J. Alexander)
A photographic exhibition entitled "Indian Territory: Portraits of 21st Century Native American Dancers and I.T. Born Tribal Elders"
is currently on view at the Red Earth Museum in
Oklahoma City through October 31. The series of 34 photographic images
by Oklahoma City photographer and writer M.J. Alexander includes
fascinating and concise interviews of the photo subjects.
Alexander will be the featured speaker during a
"Conversation with the Artist" and reception scheduled Thursday, Oct. 1
at 6 pm in the Red Earth Museum, 2100 NE 52nd Street in Oklahoma City.
The event is free and open to the public.