We reside on the unceded ancestral lands of the Susquehannocks in southcentral Pennsylvania, USA. Please see https://native-land.ca/ to learn more about the peoples where you live.
How excess water affects our lands and humans
How water quality affects the environment and day-to-day living
How water is ingrained into our culture and beliefs
This project is partially funded by the Puffin Foundation, Ltd. We visually document a portion of the Susquehanna River over the course of a year. River sections include the confluence of the West Branch and the main stem at Sunbury down to the south where the river confluences with the Chesapeake Bay. From this project, there are two portfolios of photography - one in the documentary vein and one that is fine art. A short will be available for viewing in the future.
We examine the Susquehannock tribal area from the focus of water and how the Susquehannocks used it to select their village locations both for security and survival, as well as an exploration of how human waste was addressed. Our focus is in southern Pennsylvania since several sites in York and Lancaster counties were the larger known villages on record.
We take a look at the history of the building of the Union Canal and what it meant to the Susquehanna River, and the people living in the area.