I received my first grant from the Puffin Foundation to present a community engagement program and exhibition of photography in collaboration with the Gizhiigin Arts Incubator on the White Earth Ojibwe Reservation in Mahnomen, MN. Programming details will be finalized Spring 2025. The grant will increase awareness and visibility of my work and will also shine a light on the life and work of people in the Minnesota. Meeting new people in these communities allows for genuine exchanges between me and my subjects as we collaborate together to create photographs reflecting their lived reality.