He was one of the first non-Indian participant-observers and ethnologists at Zuni, but today is regarded by some members of the Pueblo as having wrongfully documented the Zuni way of life, exploiting them by photographing and revealing sacred traditions and ceremonies.
He was one of the first non-Indian participant-observers and ethnologists at Zuni. In 1979, however, it was reported that some members of the Pueblo consider he had wrongfully documented the Zuni way of life, exploiting them by photographing and revealing sacred traditions and ceremonies.