The Bead and the Hours Behind It: Inside the Craft of Stevens & Snyder
Supply costs, hand fatigue, and a thousand colors of thread, Indigi-queer artists Adrian Stevens and Sean Snyder break down what beadwork actually demands, and why they consider every piece an heirloom in real time.
Andrea Grant Brings Coast Salish Ancestral Stories Into the Present with Modern Natives
Coast Salish writer and artist Andrea Grant has released Modern Natives: An Illustrated Collection of Reimagined Coast Salish Myths, a collection blending short fiction, poetry, and illustration to carry ancestral teachings into contemporary Indigenous life. Where the spirits never left, they just moved to the city.
Kellen Trenal Brings Indigenous Identity to the Stage in Antíkoni
Designer and artist Kellen Trenal (niimíipuu/Nez Perce) is taking the stage in a whole new way, as costume and properties designer for Antíkoni, the Pacific Northwest premiere of Beth Piatote’s bold reimagining of Sophocles’ Antigone through a Native American lens.
Nike’s New N7 Soccer Collection Puts Indigenous Athletes at the Center of the Game
Nike is back with its latest N7 Collection, and this season it’s bringing Indigenous culture onto the pitch.
“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.
A Global Stage for Indigenous Beauty: 2026 Awards Now Open
Entries are officially open for the Global Indigenous Beauty Awards 2026, a first-of-its-kind platform celebrating Indigenous excellence across beauty, wellness, and cultural innovation worldwide.
Native Hands Wine Is Rewriting California’s Origin Story, From the Ground Up
Before California wine became an industry, it was Indigenous hands that shaped its beginnings. Native Hands Wine reclaims that legacy, merging lineage, land, and craft into a story that has long gone untold.
Indigo Rising: Sage Mountainflower’s ‘Indigo Threads’ Collection Redefines Indigenous Couture
Tewa designer Sage Mountainflower transforms reclaimed denim into a landmark of Indigenous high fashion, proving sustainability was always a sovereign act.
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.
