Otahpiaaki 2018

From November 5th - 10th, 2018 we are proud once again to welcome a host of Indigenous fashion designers, artists, musicians, and performers to showcase and celebrate Indigenous Beauty in all of its forms. Otahpiaaki 2018 encompasses three nights of couture, streetwear, and modern regalia on the runway, workshops, performances, screenings, and language projects. Indigenous Beauty, Fashion, and Design week is anchored by deeper research on decolonizing the runway, design in nature, capacity-building, and economic reconciliation based on creative practices and traditional teachings. So'kapi!

Each year (see roadmap), Otahpiaaki hosts our Indigenous Beauty, Fashion and Design Week. The project is a gesture of reconciliation, inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and their 94 Calls to Action to advance the process of reconciliation and redress the legacy of residential schools. Otahpiaaki engages the principles of equality, partnership, good faith, and mutual respect as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

26 Designers. 18 Nations. 3 Runways.

Otahpiaaki: Indigenous Beauty, Fashion, and Design Week, one of six Otahpiaaki projects, features some of our region’s most inspiring Indigenous artists, designers, and creatives. We believe that the work of reconciliation is for neighbours and that important conversations and teachings can be shared through creative and artistic practices.

Learn all about Otahpiaaki 2018 below: