Fading Gray

Photograph by Erika Larsen, National Geographic

Horses forever changed life on the Great Plains, and for Native Americans today, they endure as an emblem of tradition and a source of pride, pageantry, and healing. Here, Zoda, whose name means gray in Hidatsa, serves in a youth wellness program in North Dakota.

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