Native Women in Fitness
Meet Deb Butler, a Navajo from Crownpoint, New Mexico is known throughout Indian Country for her energy and passion for being healthy. An alumnus of Haskell University, 32-year-old Butler lettered in both Volleyball and Track at the college. She’s been athletic ever since she was a little girl, and credits her family for guiding her. […]
Indian Country’s Style Icons
NEKIAH TORRES – FROM THE REZ TO THE CITY Nekiah Torres, Hopi-Tewa and a member of the Colorado River Indian tribe, always had a natural interest in fashion. “My mom used to buy fashion magazines and the first time I picked one up and looked through It, I was hooked!”As a little girl, watching old […]
Editor’s Letter: May/June 2015
Welcome to our first annual Native Women’s issue! With this issue, we’re focusing Native American and First Nations women who are making a change within their communities, unselfishly giving back and creating waves across Indian Country. With Juliana Brown Eyes-Clifford on our cover, this issue spotlights Native women in health and fitness, Native women who […]
Native Bling: 6 Hot Extras You Need
Up your accessories game with a PendletonTM tote, bold cuffs, and a smooth hair piece. Etkie Bracelet These Etkie beaded cuffs are sure to catch attention. (Etkie; $148; etkie.com) Stone Cuff The beautiful focal point of this cuff are the colorful stones attached to the cuff. (Stone cuff, Feathers & Beauty Photography; price upon request; […]
Editor’s Letter: November 2014
HERE AT NATIVE MAX, we’re beyond excited to bring you the first ever, Native Gentlemen’s issue. The Gentlemen’s Issue focuses solely on Native men, from style and grooming to stories of life and inspiration. We covered Native men who are innovators of art and entertainment and the leading trailblazers of men’s fashion. However, what we’re […]
2 Musicians You Should Listen to Now
CODY BLACKBIRD Dakota and Cherokee flutist Cody Blackbird is just the right mix of traditional and modern. Now with his newly formed band, The Cody Blackbird Band, he fuses flute-music with guitar, bass, drums and percussion. Growing up, Blackbird has lived on various reservations throughout the country, due to his father’s job with the USDA […]
Pride of the Crown: Getting to Know Carrissa Lowhorn
Carrissa Lowhorn always had a passion for helping others in need. From the Siksika Nation, her humanitarian instincts have led her towards a path in pageantry. To Carrissa, pageants aren’t about who is the most beautiful or wealthiest, but about standing up and speaking for her people. In 2011, Carrissa was crowned Miss Southern Alberta […]
[PHOTOS]: Spring Refreshing
Farewell to neutral browns and wool this Spring. Revive your style and personality with pastels, eye-catching patterns and airy frocks. Photography by Mike & Jamie Dupris Models: Nancy Negrette, Lisa Wradizlo and Jensen Peone Styling by Models
Make Us Proud: Aim Forward
Louis Still Smoking, a Blackfeet artist, is currently working towards a studio art degree at Montana State University along with a minor in Native American Studies. Still Smoking got inspiration for his latest work through his research on A.I.M (American Indian Movement) activism, protesters, the distress flag, and the need to express historical figures through […]
“My Door to the World”: A Native Youth’s Story
I am Oglala Lakota of the Pine Ridge Reservation, but I grew up in the small town of Wilmot, SD just outside of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation. Before graduating from Tiospa Zina Tribal School in 2009, I was a small town girl with big dreams of going far away to a big city for college. However, […]
