2014 Photo Contest, 2nd prize

Dasan (10), Spirit Lake Reservation

Photographer

Rena Effendi

INSTITUTE

27 April, 2013

Original caption from World Press Photo (2014)

Dasan Cavanaugh (10), of the Spirit Lake reservation has not cut his hair since he was born.

 

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About the photographer

Rena Effendi

Rena Effendi is an award-winning documentary photographer whose work is described as having a deep sense of empathy with a quiet celebration of the strength of the human spirit. ...

Background story

Dasan Cavanaugh (10), of the Spirit Lake reservation has not cut his hair since he was born.

Spirit Lake is home to some 6,200 Sioux American Indians, who live in an area that covers over 1,000 square kilometers.

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