A Native American Lakota tribe participated in the Inside Out Project thanks to their Group Leader DJ Two Bears. They organized a Group Action on their reservation, in North Dakota, in May 2011. JR decided to help them by bringing their story to Manhattan, a former sacred ground for Native Americans, and creating large-size pasting installations all over New York to share their story.
The Inside Out Project is an ongoing global participatory art project started by JR, after he was awarded the 2011 TED Prize. Everyone is invited to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world. Portraits are made into posters and sent back to the projectʼs co-creators, for them to exhibit in their own communities. People must participate in groups of at least 5, gathered around a common statement. Posters can be placed anywhere in the streets. Inside Out Photobooths allow people to participate immediately. These exhibitions are documented, archived and available online at www.insideoutproject.net. As of December 2012, over 120,000 posters were printed and sent to more than 108 countries, for a total of over 4,000 projects.