I'm currently working on a long-form photography, videography, and research project examining how small town legal systems have responded legally, culturally, and politically to the jurisdictional shifts that followed the 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision. That ruling reaffirmed tribal sovereignty over more than 19 million acres in eastern Oklahoma. Since then, over 3,000 state-level convictions have been vacated due to lack of jurisdiction.

My focus is on the real fallout. I'm documenting what happens in towns where systems were not ready to give up control and instead resort to selective enforcement, misapplied authority, and quiet retaliation. I am especially interested in what happens when Native families assert their rights in the middle of it. The project is active and sensitive, and because of the nature of what I’m recording, specific details are not public at this time.