Native Designers Jennifer Younger and Mikailah Thompson’s Pieces Were Worn by Taboo and Teddy Swims for the 2026 American Music Awards
From Taboo to Teddy Swims, Native jewelry designers Jennifer Younger and Mikailah Thompson had a major feature at the 2026 AMAs, and they didn’t even need to be in the room.
Indigenous NYFW Is Coming Back to Manhattan, and 2026 Is Going to Be Bigger Than Ever
Mark your calendars: Indigenous New York Fashion Week returns September 10–15, 2026, with fashion shows, concerts, panels, pop-ups, and more in the heart of Manhattan. Here’s everything we know so far.
This Mvskoke Nation Designer Woke Up from Surgery with a Vision, and It Just Might Change How We Resell Native Fashion
Lea McCormick is building Native Re-Market, a resale app designed to keep Indigenous designer pieces out of landfills and in the hands of people who truly love them.
Meet Alicia Kayley: The “Indigenous Adele” Making Her Debut with a Double Single
The Ottawa-based Algonquin and Tahltan Nation singer-songwriter arrives fully formed with two debut singles out now via Crystal Shawanda’s New Sun Music label.
Indigenous Fashion Takes the Museum: Always in Fashion Opens at the Textile Museum of Canada
Curated by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika Nation), Always in Fashion opens May 1 at the Textile Museum of Canada, and it’s rewriting what the fashion world looks like when Indigenous designers lead the conversation.
“We’re Here”: Stevens & Snyder on Two-Spirit Identity, Visibility, and Making Art as an Act of Presence
In a city where Indigenous queer artists still have to fight for space, Adrian Stevens and Sean Snyder are making that space, one beaded piece at a time. A conversation with the Sweetheart Dancers on protest, preservation, and what it really means to show up.
Stevens & Snyder Complete Denver Art Museum Residency & They’re Just Getting Started
The Two-Spirit artist duo wrapped their Native Arts residency at DAM this month with a new collector acquisition, a beaded Birkin in the works, and their work permanently entering the museum’s collection. Here’s what happened, and what’s coming next.
Tlingit Jeweler Jennifer Younger Dresses Teddy Swims for Stagecoach 2026 in a Native Max Exclusive
Award-winning soul powerhouse Teddy Swims took the Stagecoach stage tonight wearing handcrafted sterling silver pieces by Tlingit designer Jennifer Younger of Sitka, Alaska, and Native Max has the exclusive details.
Honoring the North: Jason Baerg’s Journey Through the Medicine Wheel
Cree Métis artist, educator, and curator Jason Baerg (Cree/Métis) continues to push the boundaries of Indigenous art through his evolution into fashion design. With roots in fine art, curation, and education, Baerg approaches fashion as more than aesthetics; it’s storytelling, protocol, and community responsibility. From his four-year journey interpreting the Medicine Wheel through collections, to his emphasis on sustainability and ancestral knowledge, Baerg sees fashion as a sacred bundle: one that empowers, educates, and transforms.
Honoring Mother Earth Through Eco-Revolution
Dawnee Lebeau, a member of the Without Bow and Two Kettle Bands of the Cheyenne River Lakota tribe in South Dakota, has made it her life’s mission to become more respectful to Mother Earth. A mother, freelance photographer, and Lakota language mentee based on the Cheyenne River reservation in the middle of South Dakota, Dawnee lives a sustainable lifestyle–consuming less waste in general, while teaching others how to do the same. But this wasn’t always the way Dawnee had lived.
