This kaleidoscopic range of photographs -- the first comprehensive collection
of contemporary Native American photography -- explores Native American Indian
culture from within. The photographers here image a world that, until
recently, has been depicted almost exclusively by non-Native people. In
Strong Hearts, popular visions of American Indians are challenged by
artists and writers for whom self-representation is often as much a
political as an artistic statement. One hundred and twenty-five images by
thirty-four Native American photographers are complemented by poetry that
echoes ancient storytelling traditions. It offers rare insight into complex
questions of personal identity, race, politics, family, and society.
