Edward S. Curtis's photographic documentation of Native American life between 1896 and 1930 in the western United States and British Columbia is showcased in this book, featuring 68 selected photographs from his original 20-volume work. This compilation highlights Curtis's visual record of Native Americans' spiritual and daily interactions with nature, portraying their reverence for elements like trees, the sun, stars, and weather phenomena as life-sustaining deities. The book, published by Aperture, includes an introduction and selected accompanying texts by Joseph Epes Brown to convey the mood and message Curtis intended in his unprecedented photographic chronicle.
