Staggering Facts about Pine Ridge Reservation:

80-90% Unemployment

Average family lives on as low as $4,000 a year

52% live below the poverty line

Out of the 3,143 US County, Pine Ridge Reservation is considered the “poorest”

Life expectancy: 48 years for men, 52 for women - is the second-lowest in the western hemisphere, behind only the Caribbean country Haiti.

70% of students drop out before graduating High School

Infant mortality: 300% higher than America as a whole

Teen suicide: 150% higher than America as a whole

Approximately 85% of Lakota families are affected by alcoholism

Approximately 58% of grandparents of Lakota families are raising their grandchildren

If there is one thing we can learn from social distancing is that nothing can replace human connection.

From Six Feet Away is a photo project documenting how the “Shelter-in-Place” mandate and the six foot rule is effect peoples lives.

We all desire meaningful connections. We all long to be seen, heard, and valued.

This is a story about connection from six feet away.

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