Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories
Permanent Exhibition and Temporary Galleries
My Role
Creative direction
Story development
Film production
Photography
Collaboration with Indigenous partners
Production planning
Post-production
Overview
Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories is a long-term exhibition at the Field Museum that centers Indigenous perspectives through community-led storytelling. Since joining the project, I've collaborated with curators, community advisors, designers, and AV partners to create immersive media experiences that amplify Native voices through film, interactive media, photography, and sound.
Featured Projects
The Creator’s Game
I created original photography for The Creator's Game, an exhibition installation exploring the cultural significance of lacrosse within Native communities. Rather than simply documenting the sport, the goal was to create imagery that reflected both the athletic intensity of the game and its deeper cultural and spiritual meaning. Working closely with the exhibition team, I developed photographs that supported the exhibition's narrative while providing visitors with a contemporary visual connection to a living tradition that has been passed down through generations.
Tribal Nations Flag Installation
One of the signature media experiences I developed for Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories is a large-scale digital installation featuring more than 100 tribal flags representing sovereign Nations across North America. Displayed across a large-format media wall, the installation serves as a visual anchor for the exhibition. It welcomes visitors with a powerful expression of Native sovereignty and reinforces the exhibition's central mission: to elevate Native voices and celebrate the histories, resilience, and living cultures of Indigenous peoples today.
Removal Relocation Infographic Animation
The curatorial team needed an engaging way to convey complex cultural information in a clear, accessible format. The challenge was to create media that both honored Native voices and presented layered content in a visually dynamic way.
Working in collaboration with the motion design studio Tiny Wolf, I guided the creative direction and oversaw the animation process to ensure the visuals aligned with the exhibition’s tone, narrative, and cultural sensitivity. The final animation became a central storytelling tool within the exhibition, helping visitors absorb key ideas quickly while deepening their understanding of Native perspectives. Its clarity and visual richness supported the museum’s mission to foreground Indigenous voices in an impactful and accessible way.
