The Jewelry Edit: This Week’s Most Covetable Indigenous Designs From Eighth Generation, Tiffany Wolfe, & Copper Canoe Woman
From gold trilliums and sweetgrass earrings to sculptural silver ovoids, three Indigenous jewelry makers are setting the standard for wearable artistry this spring.
Walk the Land: Manitobah Mukluks’ Spring 2026 Collection Is a Masterwork of Indigenous Artistic Collaboration
From Diné beadwork to Cree sole design, Inuk embroidery to Métis berry motifs, Manitobah’s newest moccasin drop turns every step into a story.
Exclusive: WNIZH by Ocean Kiana Redefines Everyday Wear Through Indigenous Design
With the launch of her in-house WNIZH Collection, Ocean Kiana introduces a new approach to Indigenous fashion. Grounded in the Ojibway principle of Wnizhsid, the collection centers on pieces designed to be lived in, worn often, and carried forward with intention.
Urban Native Era Just Dropped the Spring Essential You Didn’t Know You Needed
Urban Native Era’s beloved ‘Three Balanced Birds’ Tee has returned, now available in a new Vintage Black & White colorway as part of the brand’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection. Equal parts graphic statement and cultural touchstone, the drop is available exclusively at UrbanNativeEra.com, and if history is any guide, it won’t last long.
Adrian Stevens and Sean Snyder Are in Residence at the Denver Art Museum, And You Should Be There
Two-Spirit artists, activists, and beadwork visionaries Adrian Stevens and Sean Snyder are in residence at the Denver Art Museum through April 17, with Open Studio Hours running through this week. Known for their SWAIA-winning beaded “Birkin” bag and their runway presence at Indigenous fashion’s most celebrated stages, the couple now invites Denver audiences into their process — and their vision of bridging the past and future of moccasin design.
Korina Emmerich Is the 2026 Pratt Fashion Visionary, And It’s Exactly Right
Pratt Institute has named Korina Emmerich, New York-based Indigenous fashion designer and founder of EMME Studio, as the recipient of the 2026 Pratt Fashion Visionary Award. A longtime NativeMax favorite, Emmerich’s holistic, community-rooted approach to design has long been reshaping what fashion is capable of. The recognition from one of the country’s most prestigious design institutions feels, in a word, overdue.
Always in Fashion: Amber-Dawn Bear Robe’s Landmark Exhibition Rewrites the Rules of Indigenous Design
Curated by Siksika Nation’s Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, founder of Native Fashion Week, Always in Fashion opens May 1, 2026 at the Textile Museum of Canada. The exhibition brings together more than two dozen Indigenous designers to challenge colonial frameworks, reclaim cultural narratives, and affirm what the Indigenous fashion world has always known: they were the blueprint.
Aro Enter Tāwauwau: A Journey of Whānau, Wonder, and Imagination
The Te Tiriti-based duo step into a new creative realm shaped by life on the road, whānau, and the enduring power of Māori storytelling.
From Gallup to Hollywood: Navajo Makeup Artist Tierra Richards Is Creating Her Own Path
Navajo makeup artist Tierra Richards is building a powerful career behind the scenes of Hollywood’s biggest productions. With credits spanning Avengers: Endgame to Ryan Murphy’s Grotesquerie, her journey is now marked by major industry recognition—including an Emmy nomination and multiple guild honors.
El Techichi: An Inscription of Jewelry as Evocation, Home, & Accession
Jewelry designer Omar Monroy creates pieces that carry memory, land, and lineage. Through her practice, El Techichi, stones, shells, and pearls become stories—evoking family, migration, and the living geographies of Turtle Island and Abya Yala.
Story and Photography by Nat Armenta
