Native Max

"This is what dreaming looks like when it has roots."

That's the line that wrote this issue.

Every story inside the California Indian Dreamin' issue, every artist, every museum, every garment, every family, came back to this. What does it mean to dream inside a living inheritance?

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Photo: CIMCC Executive Director Nicole Myers-Lim

A mother who taught her daughter. A daughter who curated an exhibition to honor her. 🤍 Intertwined: Returning to Our Roots celebrates master weaver Jennie Wheeler, her students Naawéiyaa, Rochelle Smallwood, Karrina Bell, Janie Jensen, Joshua James, and Jennifer Younger, and 30 years of keeping Tlingit tradition alive. Opens June 5 in Juneau. Read the story → https://nativemaxmagazine.com/intertwined-returning-to-our-roots/

For 30 years, Jennie Wheeler has been weaving tradition into her village of Yakutat, Alaska, and into the hands of her students. Now her daughter, artist and curator Jennifer Younger, and the circle of artists she's inspired are bringing that legacy to Juneau. 🌿 Intertwined: Returning to Our Roots opens June 5 at T&H Áan Hít. Full story: https://nativemaxmagazine.com/intertwined-returning-to-our-roots/

"Your zip code isn't your ceiling." ✂️ Designer Benjamin AKA The Son of Picasso just made history, securing the first City of Albuquerque-funded fashion initiative of its kind: two public runway shows and paid workshops in the International District with students debuting their own looks at Civic Plaza in November. We sat down with him ahead of CAMP 2.0's June 3rd deadline. Read the story here: https://nativemaxmagazine.com/your-zip-code-isnt-your-ceiling-benjamin-on-bringing-city-funded-fashion-to-albuquerques-international-district/



Photo: Erin LaMere/Rezolution Photography