To Do: The Power of Native Design at National Museum of the American Indian
From t-shirts to tuxedos, Native fashion designers have impacted the world and their industry with creative and innovative designs. During a high-energy runway show, designers Dorothy Grant (Haida), Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone Bannock) and Bethany Yellowtail (Apsaálooke/Northern Cheyenne) showcase pieces from their latest collections. Through their wearable art, they will share individual and collective histories and […]
Native Comedian’s Story Featured in Upcoming Book
Adrianne Chalepah (Kiowa), comedian, and founder of Ladies of Native Comedy, can now add published author to her resume. The comedian and businesswoman contributed a short story to the upcoming book Funny Girl. Betsy Bird, the editor and author of Funny Girl, contacted Chalepah about a year ago. “She was looking for a diverse amount of […]
Spotlight on Lakota Language Teacher in Denver
Lakota language teacher Kimimila Locke who teaches the Lakota language at Denver Center for International Studies was featured in a spotlight video by the school earlier this week. So many Native languages are endangered, which is what motivated Locke, who also works in Native Student Support at Denver Public Schools to teach Lakota. In the […]
How To Prepare for Your Senior Photo Session
With graduation time right around the corner, it’s no surprise that seniors are *last minute* getting senior pictures done. In case you’re a senior (or if you know one), and you’re prepping for your upcoming senior photo session, we have some handy tips that’ll help you make the best of your photo shoot. Thanks to […]
Awesome Mother’s Day Presents That Will Make Her Day
Mama’s Day is quickly approaching (Sunday, May 14th), which means time to it’s time to talk gifts. While flowers, chocolates, and cards are great, there’s no better way to show your love and appreciation than with unique, handmade gifts (which means you’ll also support Native American small business owners with your purchase!). Check out our faves […]
Nearly 70 Teens Attend Passion for Fashion at the Cheyenne River Youth Project®
EAGLE BUTTE, SD — The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that 68 young Lakota women attended its annual Passion for Fashion event on Saturday, March 25. CRYP staff anticipate that another 20 to 30 teens will participate in the program this month, as the nonprofit organization is accepting individual appointments to look at dresses, […]
New Year, New Look: March Issue is (Almost) Here!
The Native Max team has been up to a lot in the past few months. Not only have we been working on our new online web series and TV show, we revamped the whole layout and editorial content of both the magazine and the website. We wanted to make the magazine and website more appealing […]
Final Showing of “Native Fashion Now” Exhibition Set During New York Fashion Week
You can now catch the final showing of the first large-scale traveling exhibition of contemporary Native American fashion Native Fashion Now during New York Fashion Week. Native Fashion Now, originally organized by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., explores the exciting and complex realms where fashion meets art, cultural identity, politics and commerce, and […]
Native Fashion Expo 2016 – Rapid City, SD
On Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8, Black Hills Powwow hosted Native Fashion Expo at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, SD. The weekend was caulk full of workshops, pop up shops, vendors, meet & greets, and a fashion show which featured performances by First Nations hip hop artist Kara Jade among […]
“Finding Nemo” in Navajo Language Airs on National TV Christmas Day
You can now catch Finding Nemo –dubbed in the Navajo language– on national TV this Christmas Day! First Nations Experience (FNX), the first and only nationally distributed TV channel in the U.S. exclusively devoted to Native American and World Indigenous programming, announced today that the Oscar®-winning film, Disney-Pixar’s Finding Nemo, will make its broadcast television debut translated […]
