SKODEN: Jeremy Arviso Takes Indigenous Streetwear to Sweden’s National Museums of World Culture
One year after a landmark exhibition first brought Native American fashion to Gothenburg, creative director Jeremy Arviso raises the stakes with a live activation built from fashion, hoop dance, and the radical act of creating without permission.
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.
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
Peshawn Bread Collaborates with Manitobah on Bold, Story-Driven Dancer Tall Lace-Up Boot
Comanche, Kiowa, and Cherokee designer Peshawn Bread partners with Manitobah to create the Dancer Tall Lace-Up Boot—an elevated design featuring cedar medicine imagery, protective arrow symbolism, and a Turtle Sole by Cree artist Heather Endall.
Behind the Seams: Michaella Montana Reclaims Indigenous Fashion Through Film
Award-winning host and journalist Michaella Montana steps into a new role as creator and showrunner of Behind the Seams, an eight-episode documentary series spotlighting Indigenous fashion designers from around the world. Having premiered on January 20, 2026, the all-women-led production treats Indigenous fashion as high art, centering cultural sovereignty, craftsmanship, and the designers reshaping the global luxury landscape.
SWAIA Native Fashion Week Returns to Santa Fe with a Curated, Story-Driven Format for 2026
SWAIA Native Fashion Week returns May 8–9, 2026 in Santa Fe with a refined, single-venue format designed to elevate Native designers through deeper storytelling, immersive experiences, and a destination-style weekend at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa.
Canada Arts & Fashion Awards Introduces the Inaugural Indigenous Fashion Award Honouree: Dorothy Grant
The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards has named Dorothy Grant as the inaugural Indigenous Fashion Award honouree, recognizing more than four decades of groundbreaking work. A Haida artist and designer who pioneered the fusion of traditional Haida formline with high fashion, Grant’s legacy spans international museum collections, the Order of Canada, and a historic acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her career has not only reshaped Canadian fashion, but firmly positioned Indigenous excellence at its center.
