Indigenous model making career on international runways – paNOW

May 29, 2023

An Indigenous woman from the northwest is forging a career for herself as an international model.

Ember Sunchild Whitford, from Sweetgrass First Nation, will head to Fiji for Fashion Week on Tuesday, to model Indigenous fashions.

“I was asked by designer Helen Oro if I could model for her in Fiji, so that’s where I am going,” she said.

Oro is an Indigenous fashion designer from Saskatoon.

“We’re actually going to be the first Indigenous Canadians to be in this event,” Sunchild Whitford said, noting the show will focus on a variety of new fashions, in addition to Indigenous-inspired pieces.

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