08/12/2026
Abundantly grateful to wear exquisite designs of Fashion Ikwe Designs & ANNE MULAIRE, two incredibly talented Métis designers featured in MMF Michif Language - La Lawng: Michif Peekishkwewin Conference.
This event was exciting with so many young stunning indigenous models who were just as beautiful on the inside & welcomed me with deep conversation, positive attitude, strong work ethic & professionalism.
It’s always an honour to get to see what 30 years between women looks like from my vantage point, remembering how it felt to have once been that girl with all those uncertainties & dreams, now all these seasons later, still dreamin’ big & getting to live it too in spite of stories that come up just to make things worth the challenge of overcoming yet again. I guess it’s a dance we do with life for as long as we are here.
And the catwalk is no joke yo! It reveals everything! There’s no hiding under all those lights & eyes. The specific blend of courage it takes to be seen & pride to show off an indigenous artists creations results in one powerfully humbling experience! We get one shot on this grand stage to go for it!
Some tricky things to navigate like turning in long trains while in heels, last minute wardrobe malfunctions (thank goodness for double-sided tape), unforeseeable surprises & quick-thinking solutions from team-oriented sisters there for each other. Perhaps part of me was overly focussed on “helping” ease someone else’s first time jitters & not slipping on my train that I stepped on HER train! Ooof! Here I’m thinking I’ve “arrived” as a seasoned pro & then mess up just before the finish line! Very grateful for Andréanne Dandeneau our fearless leader for her quick, chill & kind response & to Izzy Richard for her elegance, gentleness & beauty of spirit! The show must go on!
This is just the start of the trajectory for these young people & they are living symbols of the future to look forward to now! Give them a follow to show your support.
“My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back”~Louis Riel
They are artists- every♾️single♾️one♾️