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DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Updated Second Edition Hardcover – September 1, 2020

by Dana Gluckstein (Author), Amnesty International (Epilogue), Faithkeeper Oren R. Lyons (Introduction),

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“The work of Dana Gluckstein helps us to truly see, not just appearances, but essences, to see as God sees us, not just the physical form, but also the luminous soul that shines through us.”

–NOBEL LAUREATE, ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU IN THE FOREWORD

The updated edition of Dana Gluckstein’s iconic book, DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, provides urgency and a contemporary focus to the worldwide movement against racial injustice in which DIGNITY continues to play an important part. It includes new images of Native Americans and Moroccan Berbers as well as a new epilogue from Amnesty International, “Freedom from Violence” calling for the United States to take action against rape and assault of Native American and Alaskan Native women.

The first edition of DIGNITY, a three-time winner of the International Photography Awards, helped create a turning point for the Obama administration to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – a historic milestone – in association with Amnesty International for their 50th anniversary. The UN Declaration, whose full text is reproduced in DIGNITY, is the most comprehensive global statement of the measures every government must enact to ensure the survival and well-being of Indigenous Peoples. It has empowered a worldwide movement of Indigenous Peoples to assert stewardship of the land, air, and water.

Gluckstein spent three decades in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific creating more than 100 black-and-white, duotone portraits that appear in DIGNITY and express the theme of “tribes in transition.” In the decade since DIGNITY first appeared, Gluckstein’s concerns over the treatment of Indigenous Peoples and her commitment to fighting on their behalf have only intensified. “DIGNITY is a call to action against racism,” states Gluckstein. In the book’s introduction, Native American Faithkeeper Oren R. Lyons reveals the roots of racism in the medieval Catholic Church and its Doctrine of Discovery that condemned Indigenous Peoples as subhuman to be treated like animals - the justification for their conquerors to steal land and enslave the inhabitants.

Gluckstein intends the new edition will be as consequential as the original, this time in spurring action on behalf of Native American and Alaskan women. More than one in three Native women will be raped at some point in their lives. Sexual assault is so common in these communities that many Native American and Alaska Native women don’t know any women who haven’t experienced the trauma. In addition, many perpetrators go unpunished. Gluckstein sees DIGNITY’s second edition as contributing to the current effort to insure these women receive adequate post-rape care mandated by the U.S. Tribal Law and Order Act - Sexual Assault Protocols and the UN Declaration. “I believe in the power of images to shift consciousness.”

“DIGNITY (the book and museum exhibition) is a multifaceted, many-layered project that captures the collision of modernity and tradition, globalization and indigeneity with grace, elegance, and profound humanity.”

–JILL DEUPI, CHIEF CURATOR OF THE LOWE ART MUSEUM

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Publication date

September 1, 2020
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9 x 0.7 x 11.75 inches
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1576879224
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"Gluckstein offers more than 90 portraits of indigenous peoples from some of the world's most impoverished and oppressed populations, managing in each frame, a rare balance of formal composition and breathtaking intimacy. Her black and white photographs of men, women, and children from -- Kenya, Mexico, Fiji, Botswana, Bhutan, Canada -- are striking textured masterpieces of mood that pay a powerful homage to imperiled cultures...signaling our collective interdependence and fragility." ― Publishers Weekly

“Gluckstein’s black-and-white portraits, made over three decades, tenderly explore the theme of tribal peoples in an era of transition.” ― The New York Times Book Review

“HOT TYPE: Dana Gluckstein honors the DIGNITY of indigenous tribes”
― VANITY FAIR

"For museum director, Barbara Applegate, the power of Gluckstein’s work — on view in the exhibit “Dignity: Tribes in Transition” — can be explained by concepts posited by French philosopher Roland Barthes. All photographs have “ ‘studium,’ or the facts,” Applegate explains, but what makes Gluckstein’s images truly affecting is “punctum,” a piercing detail enabling the viewer to have a direct relationship with its subject."
― Newsday

"These are square portraits. The format imbues them with a sense of monumentality. Gluckstein may be focusing this body of work on change, but what most strongly comes across is the character of each sitter. The woman in “Aboriginal Artist, Australia, 1989”rests her head in her hands. She maybe spent, but like all these subjects, she has a regal presence that makes it hard to look away." ― The Boston Globe

"Dana Gluckstein is a celebrated, award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in countless campaigns, newspapers, and magazines (including ELLE!). In her 30-year career, she has captured cultural luminaries from Halston and Jane Russell to Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson Mandela with her vintage Hasselblad camera, but perhaps her most important work has been her personal mission, photographing indigenous communities around the globe. These stunning, inspiring, and heart-breaking photos, spanning three decades and tens of thousands of miles, have been collected in a new book, Dignity: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, out next week from PowerHouse Books. We caught up with the author on the eve of a special reception at Donna Karan's Urban Zen to talk about the project." ― ELLE USA

"Each unflinching gaze vies for attention, dragging you across the room for a closer look. The Haitian woman draped in beads and scarf, a pipe hanging from her lips. Four Bhutanese boys sitting cross-armed on a stone wall. The Herero man in the dark double-breasted suit and hipster hat, staring through shades cloaking the Namibian sun." ― Miami Herald

"Gluckstein came to understand the power of art to move the needle from “ought” to “can” while she was still a student at Stanford University (where she studied psychology, painting, and photography). In particular, she realized that images have the capacity to influence how we conceptualize and interpret the world around us. This realization resonated deeply with the young artist, whose early commercial photography campaigns took her overseas. As she traveled the globe, Gluckstein became entranced with Indigenous Peoples, many of whose ways of lives and—in some cases—very existences were under threat. Documenting these individuals in stunning photographic portraits that capture the essence of their being while also speaking to their cultural roots, heritage, and legacies became a life-long commitment; one that eventually gained Gluckestein the attention not only of the art world but also social, environmental, and political activists.

The outcome was DIGNITY; a multi-faceted, many-layered project that captures the collision of modernity and tradition, globalization and indigeneity with grace, elegance, and profound humanity.” -- Jill Deupi, Chief Curator, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

"With DIGNITY, Gluckstein offers a look at the magnificent and the everyday beauty of Indigenous life around the world today." -- Miss Rosen ― Blind Magazine

About the Author

DANA GLUCKSTEIN has photographed iconic figures including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu, and Muhammad Ali, as well as award-winning advertising campaigns for clients such as Apple and Toyota. Her portraits are held in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Gluckstein’s international museum exhibition, DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition, presented at the United Nations in Geneva and has been touring European and U.S. museums since 2011. She addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2013 on how art can impact the state of the world. DIGNITY is a three-time winner of the International Photography Awards. Gluckstein graduated from Stanford University, where she studied psychology, painting, and photography, and realized the power of images to shape consciousness. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and has two children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ powerHouse Books; Updated edition (September 1, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1576879224
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1576879221
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.68 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.7 x 11.75 inches

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I wasn't quite prepared for how arresting and beautiful the portraits are in this book. Most capture a moment in time when traditional cultures are quickly disappearing. They take your breath away and make you think about what is being lost. Moving forward by Desmond Tutu. Beautifully designed and printed - came quickly and in perfect condition. Can't recommend it highly enough (A perfect gift!).

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Soul stirring portraits of indigenous peoples from around the world.

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Dignity is a spellbinding look inside the hearts of people, each in their unique environ. The photographs grasp the courage, the suffering and ultimatly the triumph of people who have much to tell us about the true nature of life. This book is a gorgeous addition to any library.

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A Masterpiece that Speaks to the Heart of Humanity.

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021

Dignity: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a masterpiece that speaks profoundly to the heart of humanity. Indigenous Peoples offer incredible insight into this world and contribute to the global understanding of our land and the distinct cultures that influence our identities. Linking us to a way of life that existed eons before our arrival, indigenous peoples are bonded to those who inhabited countries long before our modern era. This stunningly curated book of portraiture gives us insight into this sacred realm with beautifully breathtaking and soul-stirring imagery. DIGNITY promotes compassion through a lens that personifies social justice and the representation of our diverse communities. As a global community, we risk the danger of losing traces to our heritage and our ancient connection to the earth. Gluckstein’s work is stunningly powerful and reminds us of this wisdom and interconnectedness. DIGNITY belongs in every home and makes the perfect gift. I have personally given this book to many people and find that this treasure is timeless. DIGNITY is my favorite of all favorites!

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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021

This is a beautifully-produced book containing stunning portraits that convey great emotional content. Gluckstein's work as a portrait artist stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the icons of that genre, including Avedon, Leibovitz, Halsman, etal. If that was this books' only accomplishment it would be a grand success. However the impact of the whole transcends mere photographic ability; it is more than "beauty" and "emotion." It asks, actually demands, that the viewer think. That thinking starts with an emotional response, but rises to a cerebral level where each of us, as sentient beings, must confront the world in which we live today, every day. Ray Bradbury said "it is in our nature to start with romance and move to reality," and Gluckstein provides us with the engine to get us there. The world is changing rapidly, and it might be argued not always for the best. This moving enterprise can help propel us in the right direction.

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Michael H. Epstein

There's never been a better time for Dignity

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021

The world has recently experienced a wake-up call regarding equality and justice for all, not just some of us; with a particular awareness of indigenous people around the globe who seem to have suffered the worst injustices. There is no coincidence that "DIGNITY" mirrors our cumulative social consciences to honor those who took care of our lands before we arrived. With each and every beautiful face frozen in photographic time, Gluckstein uses a picture to tell a thousand words of the beauty that abounds in the past and those who protected it for us; and why we must honor them in the future for a better world. I've given this book to many people and proudly display it in my home.

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An important book that is a work of great beauty.

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021

Dana Gluckstein's photographic portraits are works of art that reach deep into the souls of the people she photographs . This book pays tribute to the dignified humanity and beauty of indigenous and diaspora people from around the world. It gives a very human face to peoples and tribes at serious risk and in cultural transition, calling attention to their plight.

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The Power of a Portrait.

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2021

A trip around the globe visiting humanity. Each page depicts a powerful portrait reminding us where we came from and how we need to act as a global community to protect this planet we all share and call home.

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