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Racked. The Reclaiming of Native American Fashion, January 21, 2016.

LRInspire. Buy Native! Support Native Owned Businesses, December 18, 2015.

Northern Public Affairs. Support Indigenous Artists, not 'Indigenous-Inspired' this Holiday Season, December 18, 2015.


Badass Ladies You Should Know. The Badass Ladies Guide to Gifts, December 2015.

Refinery29. Who You're Insulting When You Buy 'Native American'-Inspired Things, November 25, 2015.

SantaFe.com. Speaking Strength Into Being, October 24, 2015.

Ramp 1885. Made in Turtle Island, October 16, 2015.

Indian Country Today. Vote Now for Three Native Designers in Martha Stewart's 'American Made' Competition, October 10, 2015.

Mic.com. These Amazing Native American Designers are Getting a Huge Endorsement, September 29, 2015.

29 Secrets. Music Fest Fashion: Alternatives to Headdresses, September 2015.

Cowboys & Indians. First Nations Fashion, August/September 2015.

CBC News. Pop Star Jennifer Lopez Rocks Christi Belcourt Inspired Outfit in New Video, August 27, 2015.

Albuquerque Business First. Pinball, Luxury Loungewear, Virtual Reality Firms Accepted to 2015 Creative Startups Class, August 27, 2015.

Indian Country Today. Native American Fashion's Best Hit the Runway in Santa Fe, August 21, 2015.

Mic. 5 Items Fashion Loves to Steal from Native American Culture. August 17, 2015.


Santa Fe Reporter. Appropriate This!, August 15, 2015.

Indian Country Today. 6 More Things You Didn't Know You Could Buy Native, August 15, 2015.

Mic. Zendaya Just Said the One Sentence About Cultural Appropriation Everyone Needs to Hear, August 2, 2015.

Mic. Here are the Cultural Appropriating Outfits It's Time to Retire for Good, June 17, 2015.

Hyperallergic. Who Are the Rightful Owners of Artifacts of Oppression?, May 2015.

The Arizona Republic. Stepping Into a Native American Cultural Conundrum, April 25, 2015.

Alibi. Native Current: Creative Frequencies. April 23, 2015.

Indian Country Today. A Tour of Buckskin to Bikinis Exhibit at the Iroquois Museum, April 2015.

Color Lines. Five Native Designers You Should Know, March 27, 2015.

Huffington Post. Ralph Lauren's Native American Ads Reveal Sad Truth About the Fashion World, January 27, 2015.

Huffington Post. Halloween: The Season for Culturally-Insensitive Fashion, December 30, 2014.

Mic. This is What Real Native American Fashion Looks Like, December 22, 2014.


BYU Radio. The Morning Show: Ferguson, Hunger Games, Native Fashion. November 26, 2014.

Yahoo Shine Canada. Glastonbury Festival Takes Action Against Cultural Appropriation by Banning Headdreses, October 17, 2014.

Indian Country Today. How Etkie Beaded Bracelets Financially and Socially Empower Native Women, June 4, 2014.

The Michigan Daily. Student Organization's Powwow Showcases Native American Culture, April 6, 2014.

Phoenix New Times. Jessica R. Metcalfe to Lecture on Native Fashion in Scottsdale, January 23, 2014.

CBC News. Headdress No More, January 18, 2014.

APTN. Aboriginal Fashion has Become an Internet Affair, January 17, 2014.

CBC News. Shopping Indigenous this Holiday Season, December 14, 2013.

USA Today. Native Pride at Heart of Rock Your Mocs Campaign, November 16, 2013.

ABC News. Cultural Appropriation Out, Cultural Reclamation In at Fashion Week, September 12, 2013.

Indian Country Today. 10 Back-to-School Items to Show Your Native Pride, September 11, 2013.

Color Lines. Three Indigenous Women Represent at New York Couture Fashion Week. September 5, 2013.

American Indian Magazine. No More Cute Warbonnets: Reclaiming Indian Fashion. Fall 2013.

American Indian Magazine. Designing Indians: The New Generation. Fall 2013.

American Indian Magazine. Kiva New to Project Runway: Natives Make Their Own Fashion Statement. Fall 2013.

ABC Radio Australia. Native American designers point lips not fingers, August 30, 2013.

OC Weekly. Paul Frank Goes Beyond Buckskin, August 29, 2013.

Jezebel. After Offensive Fiasco, Paul Frank Collaborates With Native Designers, August 28, 2013.

Last Real Indians. Top Indigenous Women North & South of the 49th Parallel You Should Be Following on Twitter, August 24, 2013.

The Guardian. Fake Native American clothing ranges show the darker side of fashion, August 2013. 

Phoenix New Times. Jackalope Ranch. Phoenix Creatives Shake Up Santa Fe Indian Market, August 22, 2013.

Indian Country Today Media Network. Paul Frank Presents Designs Revealed at Santa Fe Indian Market, August 19, 2013.

InStyle. What's Right Now! August 18, 2013.


AZ Central: The Republic. Native Style: Keeping It Real, August 18, 2013.

Associated Press. Paul Frank Teams Up With Native American Artists, August 16, 2013.

Santa Fe New Mexican Indian Market Magazine and Official Guide. Native High Fashion - Then, Now, and into the Future. August 2013.

Santa Fe New Mexican Indian Market Magazine and Official Guide. The Native American Clothing Contest. August 2013.

Prince Albert NOW. Local Métis designer partners with U.S. fashion brand, July 29 2013.

Indian Country Today Media Network. Put Some Beads On It: Paul Frank Native Designer Candace Halcro, July 19, 2013. 


Institute of American Indian Arts. Alumni Profiles: Play the Game, and Other Lessons from Autumn Gomez, July 2013.

Phoenix New Times. Jackalope Ranch. Paul Frank Collaborates with Native Designers for Fall 2013 Collection, July 12, 2013.

Indian Country Today Media Network. Ancestral Chops: Paul Frank Native Designer Louie Gong, July 11, 2013.

Idyllwild Town Crier. Idyllwild Arts Native American Fashion Show, July 10, 2013.

Santa Fe New Mexican. El Mitote, July 7, 2013.

Indian Country Today Media Network. The Definitive Hoodrat: Paul Frank Native Designer Autumn Dawn Gomez, July 1, 2013.

Indian Country Today Media Network. Point Lips, Not Fingers: Paul Frank Native Designer Dustin Martin, June 27, 2013.







Native Appropriations. The Paul Frank x Native Designers Collaboration is Here!, June 18, 2013. 




Elle Canada. Idle No More, June 2013.

Hyperallergic. Nicholas Galanin is Part of a Generation that is Redefining 'Native', May 29, 2013.

Rabble.ca. Elle Canada Makes Strides Towards Diversity: A Look at the June Issue, May 21, 2013.

CBC News. Mohawk Girls, May 19, 2013.

Indianz.com. Native Sun News is a Forum for Native Writers, April 26, 2013.

Presence 4.0. In the Audience, April 20, 2013.

HerDaily.com. Smart Ways to Rock Native American Inspired Fashion. April 16, 2013.

Presence 4.0. BBBxP4: Behind the Runway. April 9, 2013.

Native America Calling. Native Fashion: When you're in, you're in. April 8, 2013.

NYC PRowler. Native American Fashion Hits Mainstream - New Online Boutique for Native Fashion, April 3, 2013.

Complex Style. This Native American Fashion Designer Looks to Defy Stereotypes Within the Industry. April 1, 2013.

CNN. Taking Native American fashion 'Beyond Buckskin' and headdresses. April 1, 2013.


Whisper n Thunder Podcast. American Indian Art and Expression. March 27, 2013.

Phoenix Taco. Beyond Buckskin Premiers New 2013 Lookbook of Native Fashion, March 2013.

Indianz.com. Beyond Buckskin launches first look book, March 26, 2013.

First American Art. Jessica Metcalfe on “Native American Fashion from the 1940s to the Present, and into the Future,” March 24, 2013

Santa Fe Reporter. Beyond Buckskin POP-UP Shop and Book Launch, March 2013.

Santa Fe Radio Cafe. Jessica Metcalfe, Director of Beyond Buckskin, on Native American fashion design, March 21, 2013.

The Examiner. Jessica Metcalfe talks ‘Native American’ fashion includes Patricia Michaels, March 18, 2013.

Pasatiempo. Clothes conscious: Native American fashion, March 15, 2013.


Native Peoples Magazine. Beyond Buckskin Boutique Spread, Mar/Apr 2013.

Examiner. Beyond Buckskin and Presence 4.0 Fashion Show rocks Phoenix, March 5, 2013.

Phoenix New Times. Beyond Buckskin and Presence 4.0 Fashion Show Combined Native Style and Community in Downtown Phoenix, March 1, 2013.

Presence 4.0. 12.12.12 to 02.27.13, March 1, 2013.

Examiner. Contemporary Native fashion show debuts in Phoenix, February 21, 2013.

Fast Co. Design. Offensive? Jeremy Scott And Adidas Debut “Native American” Tracksuits, February 2013.

Racialicious: Links Roundup 1.24.13, January 24, 2013.

Listen Girlfriends!: 2012: The Year's Fiercest Cultural Figures, January 15, 2013.

The Buffalo Post: Campaign urges shoppers to ‘Buy Native’ this holiday season, December 11, 2012.

CTV News, Toronto: Appropriate or Too Far? December 5, 2012.

Luna Magazine: Real deal Native American, December 4, 2012.

Ninunina: Nadia Duwisha, December 3, 2012.

Grace Quantock: Beyond Buckskin Fashion Boutique, December 2012.

CNN: Native American designers fight cultural caricatures, November 30, 2012.

Indian Country Today: BUY NATIVE: A Campaign to Buy Native American-Made Gifts this Holiday Season, November 24, 2012.


âpihtawikosisân: Let’s promote a “Buy Native” trend!, November 24, 2012.

Wild Beauty: Beauty Bites, November 23, 2012.

Phoenix New Times: A Collection of Handmade Native Fashions for Anyone's Wardrobe, November 23, 2012.


Phoenix New Times: Time to Give Thanks: A Mini Guide to Traditional Native American Clothing and Accessories, November 21, 2012.

Examiner: New Mexico outraged at ‘Victoria’s Secret’ model wearing native headdress, November 15, 2012.

Santa Fe Reporter: First [Appropriation] Nation - Open season on Native American appropriation shows no signs of stopping, November 13, 2012.

Jezebel: A Much-Needed Primer on Cultural Appropriation, November 13, 2012.

Native(X): Native American Heritage Month Interview Series: Dr. Jessica Metcalfe, November 12, 2012.

Sharon McCormick Design, LLC: Native American-Inspired Design and Fashion, November 6, 2012.

Racialicious: Voices: Taking Back ‘Columbus Day’, October 9, 2012.

Golden Wolves: Beyond Buckskin – In Defense of Native American Fashion, September 27, 2012.

Art Threat: Culture and Politics: Why the Paul Frank powwow apology matters, September 20, 2012.


The Gloss: Paul Frank Handles Native American Appropriation Scandal In Surprisingly Sensitive Manner, September 20, 2012.

Native Voice: Arizona Ski Resort’s War Against the Sacred, September 20, 2012.

The Frisky: Paul Frank In Hot Water For Appropriating Native American Culture On Fashion’s Night Out, September 18, 2012.

Jackalope Ranch: Bloggers Adrienne Keene and Dr. Jessica Metcalfe on Native Headdresses, Patterns, and "Aztec" Labels in Popular Fashion, September 18, 2012.

Imunique Magazine: THE NATIVE EYE: A LOOK AT FASHION FROM NATIVES OF AMERICA, September 18, 2012.

Think Progress: After An Offensive Fashion Show, Paul Frank Provides A Model For Corporate Response, September 17, 2012.

Style Bistro: Paul Frank Will Never Misappropriate Native American Culture Again, Thanks to This Blogger, September 16, 2012.

Jezebel: Paul Frank Actually Doing a Good Job Apologizing For That Racist “Dream Catchin’” Theme Party, September 15, 2012.

Indian Country Today: Paul Frank Industries Will Take Major Steps to Reconcile With Native Americans, September 14, 2012.

Bitch Media: On Our Radar: Michelle Obama, Paul Frank, and the Chicago Teachers Strike, September 14, 2012.

XOJANE: Electric Teepees and Neon Dreamcatchers: How to Shop for Native American Fashion Ethically and Blissfully, September 14, 2012.

Native Appropriations: Paul Frank Powwow Party Update: Am I dreaming?, September 14, 2012.

Native(X): Learning from Paul Frank’s Offensive Dream Catchin’ Powwow, September 13, 2012.

Huffington Post: Paul Frank Offends With Racist, Native American-Themed 'Dream Catchin' Party, September 13, 2012.

Indian Country Today: Artist Paul Frank Sunich ‘Saddened and Disappointed’ by Racially Insensitive Use of Julius the Monkey, September 13, 2012.

Paul Frank, the man, Letter (below), September 13, 2012.


The Jane Dough: Paul Frank’s Racist Fashion Night Out Party Will Devastate Your Inner 12-Year-Old, September 12, 2012.

Indian Country Today: More Indian Monkey Business From Paul Frank Industries, September 12, 2012.

Racialicious: Paul Frank Offends Every Native Person On The Planet With Fashion Night Out “Dream Catchin’ Pow Wow," September 12, 2012.

Sociological Images: Fashion and Appropriation: Paul Frank's Dream Catchin' Event, September 12, 2012.

Jezebel: Paul Frank Celebrated Fashion Week With a Racist, Native American-Themed Dream Catchin’ Extravaganza, September 11, 2012.

XOJANE: PAUL FRANK HOSTS RACIST "DREAMCATCHIN" PARTY, SURPRISED WHEN PEOPLE PROTEST, September 10, 2012.

OC Weekly: Paul Frank Hosts Racist Native American Pow-Wow-Themed Fashion Night Out Party, September 10, 2012.

Indian Country Today: Paul Frank Offends With ‘Dream Catchin’ Party, September 10, 2012.

Angry Navajo/Indian Girl: Racist Powwow With Paul Frank, September 9, 2012.

Oh No They Didn't!: Disney Stars (& Others) Attend Paul Frank 'PowWow' Mocking Native Americans, September 9, 2012.

Native Appropriations: Paul Frank offends every Native person on the planet with Fashion Night Out "Dream Catchin' Pow wow." September 9, 2012.


Indian Country Today: Designer Bethany Yellowtail: On the Fashion Fast Track, September 5, 2012.

Bitch Magazine: The Bitch List - Beyond Buckskin Boutique, Issue 56 | Fall 2012.


Navajo Times: Online Hot-Spot for Native-Made Clothinig and Accessories, August 9, 2012.

Examiner: 'Beyond Buckskin’ Respects Native American Fashion Designers, August 7, 2012.

Native America Now: Beyond Buckskin, July 24, 2012.

Apihtawikosisan Tumblr: Forget All That Fake Etsy Shit and All That Other 'Native American Inspired' Bullshit, June 30, 2012. 556 notes and counting.


Magnifeco: Beyond Buckskin Boutique – genuine Native. The new online, all-Native boutique that breaks past the typical “Indian costume," June 14, 2012.

Urban Times: Optimistic Forward-Thinking Online Magazine: Beyond Buckskin Boutique: The Native American Marketplace by Kate Black, June 14, 2012.

Indian Country Today: Father's Day Gift Guide, Part I, Part II, and Part III, June 11-12, 2012.

Phoenix New Times: Leather Tulip Dress by Bethany Yellowtail, Bethany Yellowtail gets a featured spot, May 23, 2012.


AVE Styles: Phoenix Fashion Stylist: Alexandra Evjen pins Nicholas Galanin's Longliner bracelet - 290 likes and 878 repins in 23 hrs, May 22, 2012.

UNM Dawn of Nations Today: Arizona State professor Jessica Metcalfe talks Native fashion, May 2012.

Indian Country Today: Beyond Buckskin Boutique, Online Store Featuring Native-Made High Fashion, Launches, May 17, 2012.

Phoenix New Times: Beyond Buckskin: Jessica R. Metcalfe Expands Her Native Fashion Blog into an Online Shop, May 16, 2012.

Native(X): Beyond Buckskin Boutique, May 8, 2012.

Examiner: Contemporary authentic Native American fashion featured in new online boutique, May 7, 2012.

Apache Photographer: BEYOND BUCKSKIN BOUTIQUE, May 3, 2012.

Native America Calling: Having a Fit for Fashion, Featured guest, Audio/web. Albuquerque, NM. December 15, 2011.

Collectors Weekly: Why the ‘Native’ Fashion Trend Is Pissing Off Real Native Americans, Citation and mention, December 1, 2011.

Associated Press: Urban Outfitters pulls ‘Navajo’ name from website, Citation and mention, October 19, 2011.

Associated Press: Navajo Nation Fights Urban Outfitters Over ‘Disrespectful’ Clothing Line, Citation and mention, October 17, 2011. Reprinted in foxnews.com and abcnews.go.com.

First Peoples New Directions in Indigenous Studies: Five Indigenous Blogs to Follow Now, Feature and mention, August 31, 2011.

Sociological Images: ’Tribal Princesses’ At Toronto’s 2011 Caribana Parade, Citation and mention, August 11, 2011.

The Stream – Al Jazeera: Don’t Trend on My Culture, Citation and mention, July 6, 2011.

Native America Calling: Indigenous Couture, Featured guest, Audio/web. Albuquerque, NM. April 15, 2009.