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, […]
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
