Through my own re-connection to my heritage, I've quietly observed that what is means to be Indigenous is not what has been portrayed to the dominant culture. We are not lost in the past. We are continuously moving forward in a world that tried to erase us, carrying all the gifts that have been with us for millennia — mine being this practice, this way of seeing, that has been with me since I was placed on this earth. The land on which I reside is my home; I have always made it my own no matter where I have ended up — a place where I feel most connected to my identity and my ancestors. My images are a glimpse into that relationship, and I hope they help others find their own.