[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, […]

No Longer Rookies of Hollywood: Andrew Orozco and Kiowa Gordon

What’s it like to be in the same room as Andrew Orozco and Kiowa Gordon? It’s normal, mostly. You know how some actors turn into big-headed, selfish and egotistical snobs who don’t care to meet you unless you’re a big-time celebrity yourself? Andrew Orozco and Kiowa Gordon are not like that, at all. On this […]

Style Briefing: Winter 2013

From fashion to makeup, Native makeup artist Tecia Jackson shares with us tips and tricks to survive this Winter season. 1. Life just got simpler. Keep your spring dresses unpacked; instead incorporate them into your winter wardrobe by layering them with a cardigan, leggings and over the knee boots. Why not toss on a scarf, […]

Behind the Ink: Alicia Smith

Alicia is a true artist who can transform a plain pair of boots or flats into works of art. Alicia, a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation of British Columbia, wanted to see clothing, shoes and accessories of Native design that you could wear every day, and not just on special occasions. Drawing traditional animals on […]

The Moment: Cree Nisga’a Boots

Cree Nisga’a Clothing has certainly made their presence known in New York during the annual Couture Fashion Week last month. First Nations designers Linda Lavallee and Patrick Stewart design custom boots made with leather and handpainted with eyecatching designs. Photographs by Udor Fotography

Be the Center of Attention with Kamamak Cosmetics

FOR A SHIMMER LOOK: EYES: Blend ‘Oiwisto’ eyeshadow (very shimmery gunmetal) up starting from the lash line. Apply ‘Birch Bark Biting’ eyeshadow (matte pale bone) all over eyelid. BLUSH: Brush ‘Sesi’ blush (matte baby pink) on the apples of cheeks. LIPS: Finish with ‘Fresh Berries’ lip tint. POP OF COLOR: EYES: Apply ‘Turtle Island’ eyeshadow […]

Editor’s Letter: Winter 2013

A new year is upon us and we are excited about discovering what lies ahead. Over the last year, we have learned that you can plan, predict and wonder about what lies ahead, but every day will present you with new and unexpected challenges and opportunities. Get comfortable with the idea of not knowing, be […]

Pride on the Court

Cinnamon Spear of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana, wanted to document this pride and lifestyle of basketball. Although the documentary portrays the boys’ basketball team in Lame Deer, MT, she speaks for every reservation with her story. What started out as a thesis is now a breakthrough documentary that has already established a […]