Photo of skateboarder Rosie Archie, founder of Nation Skate Youth, skateboarding outdoors in the Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ (Nlaka’pamux) Territory on the Fraser River in front of a tipi, with a natural landscape behind her.
Rosie Archie, founder of Nation Skate Youth, skating through the Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ (Nlaka’pamux) Territory on the Fraser River in front of a tipi. Nation Skate Youth is an initiative supporting Indigenous youth through skateboarding, community, and connection to land.
This image documents Skateboarder and Community Organizer Rosie Archie, founder of Nation Skate Youth, skating in Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ (Nlaka’pamux) Territory on the Fraser River in front of a tipi. Nation Skate Youth is a grassroots initiative that supports Indigenous youth through skateboarding, mentorship, and connection to land and community.
My intention in capturing this moment is to highlight skateboarding not only as a sport, but as a form of cultural expression, resilience, and belonging. The presence of the tipi in the frame reflects the deep relationship between place, identity, and tradition, while skateboarding brings forward movement, play, and contemporary youth culture.
Explore the other stories–Norma Ibarra is a Mexican-born, Canadian multidisciplinary artist, photographer, and storyteller whose work documents resilient communities, cultural movements, and diverse identities across the globe. Through photography and media, she explores themes of representation, belonging, and collective resilience, with a focus on action and adventure sports and grassroots communities.
Her practice centers on creating and documenting inclusive spaces where women, queer, and BIPOC communities can see themselves reflected. She is particularly interested in how identity, culture, and public space intersect, and how movement and creativity can reshape narratives within traditionally male-dominated environments.
Working across photography, storytelling, and community organizing, Ibarra combines a background in media production and marketing with a documentary approach rooted in long-term relationships and collaboration. Her work challenges conventional portrayals in sports and expands the visual language of contemporary media.
Her photography has been featured in magazines, editorial platforms, commercial campaigns, and exhibitions, and she is the author of the photobook Para ti (For You). Through her work, Ibarra contributes to a more inclusive visual record of contemporary culture while amplifying the voices and stories of the communities she photographs.
