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| Image © The Gallup Independent || The Bennett Freeze is a 1.6 million acre tract of land known that, for over 40 years, has been frozen from development due to land dispute claims between the Navajo and Hopi. Due to it’s disputed nature, no federal dollars could go into improving and developing the land, leaving many with no access to running water, electricity and very little tribal assistance. The people of the Bennett Freeze have been and continue to remain the poorest of the poor. The freeze was officially lifted in May of this year by President Obama and Congress, but money and assistance have been slow to trickle in. |
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Brian Leddy: Senior Photojournalist: The Gallup Independent
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500 N.9th St., Gallup, NM 87301, United States |
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It's been a little too long since I've updated, I hope to do a better job of posting recent work in the coming year. Meanwhile, head on over to my blog for some more recent work:
www.brianleddy.com/blog
The Forgotten People
These images are the first in a series about a recent trip I made to Tuba City, Ariz. on the Navajo Reservation to photograph people affected by the Bennett Freeze. The Bennett Freeze is a 1.6 million acre tract of land known that, for over 40 years, has been frozen from development due to land dispute claims between the Navajo and Hopi. Because of it’s disputed nature, no federal dollars could go into improving and developing the land, leaving many with no access to running water and electricity. The freeze was officially lifted in May of this year by Congress, but I wanted to take a look and see what, if any, effect this may have had to people living on Bennett Freeze land.
This particular part of the series focuses on the family of Irene George with emphasis on her daughter Denise Almeida. About three years ago Denise’s mobile home burned to the ground, leaving her family of 9 with nowhere to live. They ended up in a small travel trailer on her mothers property on the outskirts of Tuba City, sleeping eight people in the smallest of spaces with nothing but a small electric heater to keep them warm. For a variety of reasons, Almeida has not been able to receive help.
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I'm currently a photojournalist at the Gallup Independent in Gallup, New Mexico. I am available to shoot anywhere in New Mexico and the four corners region of the southwest. I specialize in editorial, portrait, wedding and outdoor lifestyle photography.
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"I have reflected many times upon our rigid search. It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us, on the inside, looking out. Like you say, inside out. Jonathan, in this way, I will always be along the side of your life. And you will always be along the side of mine."
-Everything is Illuminated
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55 days ago |
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9.6.2005 (Senior Member) |
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"The Forgotten People"
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"The Forgotten People"
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"The Forgotten People"
Paul DeWitt rides on a section of slickrock overlookin The Bennett Freeze is a 1.6 million acre trac... |
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