About 40 contestants competed in streetwear and traditional clothing categories.
Fashion show grand prize winner Juliane Rives, who is Kiowa and Comanche, wore a traditional buckskin dress at the Native American Heritage Month Powwow at AT&T Discovery District in Dallas on Nov. 19, 2022.On a chilly Saturday afternoon, North Texans strutted across the courtyard of AT&T Discovery District dressed in flowing ribbon skirts, round-rim sunglasses, denim and buckskin.
Rachel Salinas, national president of the Inter-Tribal Council of AT&T Employees, said the fashion show, which had streetwear and traditional dress categories, was an important addition to the powwow this year because it challenges how people view Native Americans. Salinas, who is Lipan Apache, said the fashion show gives community members an opportunity to represent the unique clothing styles of their tribes. There areThe grand prize winner Juliane Rives, who is Kiowa and Comanche, won the S22 phone after a dance-off and wearing a traditional buckskin dress with yellow, white, red and green colors that represent different parts of her heritage.
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