A Long Road Back to the Rez

A starkly beautiful place, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is home to the Oglala Lakota Nation where for many, education remains a yet-to-be fulfilled promise for moving families out of profound poverty.

On most measures of educational success, Native American students trail every other racial and ethnic subgroup. To explore the reasons why, Education Week sent a writer, a photographer, and myself to American Indian reservations in South Dakota and California. I worked on the planning and production team on this award-winning immersive storytelling project that combines photos, video, text, interactives, audio and commentary.

View the whole package here.