Popular Photography - February 2015 USA
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HORSE TALE<br />
Erika<br />
Larsen captures<br />
enduring traditions<br />
ERIKA LARSEN<br />
I WAS TAKEN with how significant<br />
the horse still is to many Native<br />
American cultures: Horse skills are<br />
coveted and horse adornments are<br />
precious. It’s common for families to<br />
pass down clothes through generations,<br />
keeping them as sentiments<br />
that represent their people. I took this<br />
photo of Katie Harris, a member of<br />
the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla<br />
Indian Reservation, in Pendleton,<br />
Oregon, in 2011. She had made the<br />
dress and most of her horse’s regalia.<br />
She spent a year crafting new pieces,<br />
because what little her family had<br />
was ruined in a flood. Rather than<br />
viewing this as a loss, she turned<br />
toward the future, saying, “I’m creating<br />
my own family history now—this<br />
shows that my culture is living.”<br />
—As told to Sara Cravatts<br />
86 POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY FEBRUARY <strong>2015</strong> POPPHOTO.COM
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