Photographs of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota

Photographs created by John Willis of individuals and events that document life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, 2009, and related material

Many images document the Yellow Bull family and their home in Pine Ridge. Several images depict Andrea Reddest and Duane Reddest, as well as the Reddest family home and land at Lost Dog Creek. Other portraits include Ashley Bull Man, Gwen Bull Man, Sarah Ghostman, Karen Weasel Bear, John Swallow, and David Swallow, Jr. Portraits of unidentified individuals include residents of a housing development in Kyle, as well as a man inside a restaurant in Kadoka

Images of built landscapes include a housing development in Wanblee, a cemetery in Yellow Bear Canyon, and the Badlands National Park during the winter. Images of structures at Potato Creek, near Interior, South Dakota, include powwow grounds and the Potato Creek Episcopal Church. There is also a view of KILI Radio at Porcupine Butte. A group of photographs depicts interior views of the Stroppel Inn and Main Street in Midland

Many photographs depict roads and highways in the vicinity of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Panoramas in the collection include views of Wanblee, Badlands National Park, and Yellow Bear Canyon. Several of the panoramas are collages with historic images

The collection includes a draft dummy volume for Views from the Rez (University of Chicago Press, 2010) which consists of photographs by Willis of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the region, which he compiled March 2009. The volume also contains an essay by Kent Nerburn, as well as poetry and observations by Oglala Indians

Two audio compact disks, Heartbeat of the Rez, consist of recordings in Lakota and English of spoken word, traditional songs, and contemporary music