Missionary church and Paiute boy, Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, Nixon, NV (diptych), 1989

An abandoned community center is seen in the background built by the federal government for the Indians to help the impoverished tribe. It was never fully embraced by the Paiutes. The structure in the foreground was built by a non-Native Christian missionary. It consists of recycled movie theater seats that are covered by a thatched roof. The pulpit is made from an upright log and a Paiute boy is sitting on a bench to the right holding a plastic toy gun.