Boundless K-12 Curriculum: PLACE

JEREMY DENNIS

A photograph showing trees along the horizon line looking out onto a clearing. The foreground is under the shade of the tree branches, among the shadows of the leaves is the soil floor. In the center is a large horizontal log resting.

Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock, American, born 1990)

Ayeuonganit Wampum Ayimꝏup – Here, Wampum Was Made, from On This Site series, 2016
Archival inkjet print on matte paper
Purchase with William W. Collins (Class of 1953) Print Fund 2023.37

ABOUT THE MAKER

Jeremy Dennis is a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, New York. He is a contemporary fine art photographer who explores Indigenous identity, culture, and assimilation through his work. His On This Site project documents local lands, water, and natural resources while preserving cultural landscapes.

Despite four hundred years of colonization, we remain anchored to our land by our ancient stories. The Indigenous mythology that influences my photography grants me access to the minds of my ancestors, including the value they placed on our sacred lands.

— Jeremy Dennis

Additional Resources

VISIT Jeremy Dennis’s WEBSITE

“On this site: indigenous long island” Map

Learn more about other objects in PLACE:

necklace made from cord and seashells

What connects people to a place?

A digital print by Justin Beatty of a larger than life indigenous person on the Umass Amherst campus.

How do cultural groups establish presence in a specific place?

A painting by Courtney M. Leonard of the remains of a humpback whale and a red poppy flower.

What does it mean for a culture when access to homelands change?

A photograph by Jeremy Dennis of trees in an eastern forest.

Why is retaining knowledge of a place important?

overlapping concentric circles made by ripples in water.

Boundless K-12 Curriculum

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