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The Indigenous Fashion Movement

Season 1 Episode 3 | 6m 33s

Indigenous fashion is rising, and it’s more than style. It's story. In Calgary, Pati Jinich speaks with Chelsa Racette (Founder of Indigenous Fashion Week), Kim Coltman (Producer, Indigenous Fashion Week), and Tyson Martell (Model & Actor) to explore how indigenous fashion is reshaping the industry, reclaiming space, and creating new opportunities for indigenous creatives.

Support for PATI JINICH EXPLORES PANAMERICANA is provided by Marriott International, Wells Fargo, La Costeña, Visit Tucson, New Mexico Tourism, Casa Madero, Visit Albuquerque, Arizona Community Foundation, and Tourism Santa Fe.
Extras
In Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Pati finds culture, history, and unexpected abundance.
Pati travels Colorado to New Mexico, finding the Rio Grande and the lives it sustains.
Pati Jinich continues her journey inspired by the Pan-American Highway.
In Montana and Wyoming, Pati meets people restoring language, land, and livelihood.
In Alberta, Pati dives into cowboy culture and explores its diversity in Edmonton and Calgary.
Pati Jinich visits the town of Wildwood, founded by Canada’s early black settlers.
Pati Jinich visits Big Sky BBQ in Alberta to try their legendary Barbecue King Caesar.
Pati explores the sister cities of Juneau and Whitehorse.
Pati Jinich visits Lumel Studios to try glassblowing and learns it’s more than just art.
Pati Jinich learns about life in the Yukon Territory from “Mr. Yukon 2024” Ron Chambers.