Catching Up with Morningstar Angeline
We catch up with Morningstar Angeline, who just won Best Supporting Actor for their role in Drunktown’s Finest at the American Indian Film Festival.
Beaded x Woven Basketry Jewelry
Carrie Hill and Tobi Mitchell are two Mohawk women and artists who honed very different creative skills but met each other and bonded at a basket-weaving class. Their brainstorming and the collaborative partnership has not only fused together artistic mediums, but it keeps the legacy of their Mohawk culture and heritage alive through modern fashion. […]
Model Monday: We Catch Up with Afro-Native Model Kiara Nizhoni Jones
Diné (Navajo) and African American model Kiara Nizhoni Jones may seem the most modest (and sometimes quietest) person around; until you see her modeling portfolio. It’s her flowing poses paired with her captivating expressions that scream the loudest. Which isn’t surprising, considering she’s a highly-requested and sought-after model in the Southwest. We catch up with Jones about […]
ICYMI: First Nations Actress Grace Dove Stars in Apocalyptic Thriller ‘How It Ends’
In this bit of news, we have a movie pick (that stars First Nations actress Grace Dove!) you need to add to your Netflix playlist. Grace Dove, who is Secwepemc from Canim Lake Indian Band, plays badass Ricki in the newly dropped Netflix film How It Ends. She stars alongside very well-known Forest Whitaker and Theo […]
Stepha Murphy: “Being Black and Native, My Story”
Born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Raleigh, NC, Stepha Murphy was attending UNC-Chapel Hill when she was scouted for modeling during her third year of college. This was also the same time she experienced racism and discrimination from people whom she called “friends”. She and her partner Ben then moved to New York to model […]
“My ancestors have invested in me, so I want to be an investment to my Tribe”: Aaron Tommie Discovers his Seminole Heritage
My Native American identity journey is akin to an adult who meets their biological family after recently learning that person was adopted as an infant. For the majority of my life, I have had very little affiliation with my Seminole heritage. It was not by choice, but circumstance. After my parents separated when I was […]
One Indian, Two Indian, Red Indian, Blue Indian by Andrina Wekontash Smith
Andrina Smith is a writer, performer, and teaching artist who splits her time between the East End and Brooklyn. Educating the youth has been one of Andrina’s primary motivators, and is a driving force behind the work she does. Andrina is a part of the Native American Sketch group NEAPOLITAN. Oh, She thinks she’s Native. […]
Designer Patricia Michaels Brings Haute Couture to Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Native Fashion Show
World-renowned Native fashion designer Patricia Michaels will add a dash of haute couture to the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Holba’ Pisachi’ Film Festival, Saturday, July 14. Michaels, Taos Pueblo, is joining forces with Chickasaw artists Margaret Roach-Wheeler and Tyra Shackleford and Mvskokee artist Leslie Deer to present the annual film festival’s first-ever Native Fashion Show. The theme for […]
Native Fashion Brand ACONAV Collaborates with Walt Disney World
Renowned Acoma Pueblo fashion designer Loren Aragon once applied to be an Imagineer with Walt Disney World, and now they’re after his fashion designs. Phoenix Fashion Week Designer of the Year and couture brand ACONAV was invited to create a one-of-a-kind, timeless piece to be a part of a new exhibition at the Epcot World Showcase […]
Eighth Generation Selects Artist for Upcoming Two Spirit Blanket
Eighth Generation is honored to introduce Ryan Young (Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) as the artist for their upcoming “Two Spirit” blanket! Eighth Generation will begin the blanket development process with the goal of re-affirming reverence for Two-Spirit people through the general symbolism of an honor blanket and the artwork on it […]
