SWAIA Announces 2025 Native Fashion Shows During Santa Fe Indian Market
Experience the power of Indigenous fashion at the 2025 SWAIA Native Fashion Shows. From an exclusive gala runway by Patricia Michaels to a bold designer showcase featuring Jamie Okuma, Lauren Good Day, and more—these events celebrate Native style, culture, and creativity at its finest.
Theia Delivers Scathing Haka on New Single ‘Hoki Whenua Mai (Return The Land)’
Award-winning Māori artist Theia unleashes a powerful new anthem with ‘Hoki Whenua Mai (Return The Land)’, blending traditional haka, haunting visuals, and fierce Indigenous storytelling. The bilingual protest song calls for the return of stolen land while spotlighting the overlooked traumas of colonization—especially those endured by wāhine Māori. With this release, Theia continues to redefine the sound of Indigenous resistance.
UPLIFT: The Indigenous Fashion Renaissance Set to Debut in Santa Fe, August 2025
UPLIFT: The Indigenous Fashion Renaissance is a powerful two-night event honoring Indigenous designers, models, and veterans through cutting-edge fashion and cultural storytelling. Held during Santa Fe’s Indian Market season, this free celebration offers a bold new platform for Indigenous creatives—centered on sustainability, innovation, and community healing.
SWAIA’s 2025 Native Fashion Show Returns to Indian Market with Groundbreaking Designers & Creative Visionaries
The 2025 SWAIA Native Fashion Show brings bold Indigenous design to the runway, with standout collections from Jamie Okuma, Lauren Good Day, Penny Singer, Osamuskwasis, and Jontay Kham. Co-produced by Dallin Maybee and Peshawn Bread, the show promises powerful storytelling through fashion.
Fashion in Full Force: Native Fashion Week SF Breaks U.S. Record, Redefines Indigenous-Driven Fashion
Over four days of Native Fashion Week SF, 30 designers unveiled 600 original looks on 150 models, attracting more than 7,000 attendees to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
‘Everybody’s Bolos’: Unique Exhibition of Bolo Ties by 30 Artists Explore Craft, Agency & Gender
Everybody’s Bolos features creations by 30 contemporary artists exploring craft, agency and gender through bolo ties. The exhibition is co-curated by metalsmith Hannah Reynoso Toussaint; metalsmith, educator and decorative arts scholar Ana M. Lopez; and jeweler, educator and curator Brian Fleetwood (Muscogee Creek Nation).
ANTA and Kyrie Irving Unveil the Kai 2 “White Phantom” – A Mindset in Motion
Another shoe drop by Kyrie Irving (Hunkpapa Lakota) – Kai 2 “White Phantom.”
‘Shaping the Future Through Tradition’ Exhibition of Contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous Art Opens at American Museum of Natural History
Works by seven artists of the Pacific Northwest celebrate blending ancestral knowledge with contemporary forms and media.
Indigenous Designer Jeremy Arviso Collaborates with Indian Motorcycle on Groundbreaking Apparel Collection
A bold ride: INDIAN MOTORCYCLE x RVSO Collection launches with purpose and pride.
ICYMI: Nike Celebrates Indigenous Communities with Summer 2025 N7 Collection of Essential Daily Sportswear
A new chapter in representation and empowerment through sport with Nike N7’s latest collection.
