Barbara Davidson: Frozen Land Forgotten People by https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb en-us 2019-01-08 16:48:29 UTC 2019-01-14 15:00:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png Issue shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318412556 Robert Bennett, outlawed development on a 1.6-million-acre tract of tribal land in northeastern Arizona that was claimed by both the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe. Known as the “Bennett Freeze,” the decree was meant to prevent either tribe from taking advantage of the other while they settled the dispute. It made it illegal for the 8,000 or so Navajos scattered across the region to erect or repair homes, build roads, or connect to basic services like electricity and running water. 


]]> 2019-01-08 16:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318412556 Biography shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318420252 She often photographs intimate stories relevant to humanitarian crises. She was named newspaper photographer of the year, won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize,and won the Visa d’Or Daily Press award.]]> 2019-01-08 17:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318420252 Biography shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318426321 Barbara spent much of the past decade photographing women and children trapped in a culture of poverty and guns.
"She has covered both breaking world events and underreported stories, turning a compassionate eye towards individuals striving for dignity and normalcy."
]]> 2019-01-08 17:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318426321 Biography shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445497 "I am very concerned about the people who have nothing to do with the conflict, but who are completely impacted by the conflict."]]> 2019-01-08 17:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445497 Issue shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445606 "We have been accepting what's been offered to us for too long and not challenging the decision-making and saying these are our demands and this is what we insist on having."]]> 2019-01-08 17:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445606 Issue shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445714
"Over the next 40 years, life stood still under the Bennett Freeze area as Navajo families watched as other areas of the reservation receive improvements such as electricity and running water."
]]> 2019-01-08 17:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445714 Audience: United States of America shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445795 "Tribal leaders spoke up against the BIA for moving forward with this proposal. They vehemently condemn the plan as it favors states over tribal nations."]]> 2019-01-08 17:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445795 Audience: United States of America shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445862 "The Nation owns about 14 million acres of land, which the federal government oversees, though the tribe said the U.S. has not provided tools and invested the proper resources to foster economic growth."
"American government improperly handled Indian assets for more than five decades"]]> 2019-01-08 17:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445862 Audience: United States of America shea_obrien https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445980 “'My family still uses melted snow to wash dishes, wash clothes,' she says. Drinking water is hauled from Shonto, a reservation town in northern Arizona. It’s a two-hour drive round-trip when the road is passable."]]> 2019-01-08 17:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shea_obrien/gz19b0q1zgnb/wish/318445980