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Native American Creator and Fashionista Opens Doors for her Community: Meet Rebekah Jarvey
What is your personal story?
Rebekah is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe in Rocky Boy, Montana, and a fourth-generation beader & sewer carrying on the tradition by teaching her son Royce. She mixes her traditional tribal heritage with street style to create contemporary authentic masks and ribbon skirts with her signature hashtag #RibbonDrip. Rebekah was very humbled and proud to receive Honorable Mention for her Flashy Night & Day mask at the most prestigious Native American art show in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA). Rebekah and her son were in August 2022 Vogue as 15 Indigenous Artists to Know from the Santa Fe Indian Market. Her son Royce was wearing her Gucci #NativeDrip ribbon shirt. Her latest line is called, “Being Indigenous is so Beautiful.” She lives by this mantra. Her take on it is: our identity needs to be celebrated from our way of life, languages, songs, dances, ceremonies, stories, hunting, gathering & cooking & sense of humor. We can turn anything into something Beautiful.
What community-driven projects have you spearheaded/participated in that you are proud of? What did you take away from these experiences?
It takes a community to help put on a community event. Every time I plan the fashion show the community is my number one priority because I’m putting on the fashion show for them. The Fashion Show engages the community by having them participate in various ways, such as singing (hosting drum group), flag barriers (our local Post), and the announcer is usually one older person from the community. We always have an elder talk at the beginning. A group of elder ladies get together and sew weeks before the fashion show to enter items in the show.
Community members are the judges for the categories and also take registration. A lot of young people enter the fashion show as models. They usually enter both the competition piece and showcase. This gives them a lot of motivation and a fun drug and alcohol-free event to look forward to. Some of them have been modeling since the first fashion show.
How do you connect with your ancestral roots professionally and personally?
My vision for preserving and perpetuating knowledge in my community is to utilize Honor Our Legacy Fashion Show as a foundation for a movement to make my community proud to embrace their identity and give a positive outlet for youth to express themselves, especially in a time where Native American youth suicide and high school dropout rates are high. Fashion shows promote positive self-image, self-care, self-love, pride, health, fitness, education, career development, and professional services, all while encouraging Native Americans to embrace their identities.
As a leader, what motivates you to move forward in adversity?
Growing up I remember my mother instilling pride into me about my tribal identity. She would say, “You are a Chippewa Cree girl.” I carried this pride when I left home to attend University in North Dakota by bringing my traditional clothes with me. During calls, my mother would often ask, “Did you wear your shell earrings? Did you wear your Pendleton coat?” Through this encouragement, I began to understand the importance of representing my people and being proud of myself as an Indigenous woman. Today some Native American youth do not receive similar encouragement. They are lost and do not have confidence or pride in their identities. To address this issue, I coordinated the 6th Annual Honor Our Legacy Fashion Show to promote self-confidence and pride in our identities.
What do you see yourself doing in the future?
My future goal is to do fashion full-time. I would like to travel globally to Paris & Milan fashion week and have my brands in stores or their own stores across the nation. I would like to sit on boards specifically the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Right now there is no Native American Representation of the 446 people that sit on the board.
How could GlobalMindED further support the efforts that you are a part of?
I thank GlobalMindED for reaching out and using their platform to highlight Indigenous Entrepreneurs. Indigenous Designers are making a breakthrough and we would like to be showcased and highlighted across all platforms. This is the perfect opportunity to share my voice, and the voice of other Native Americans, with the world.
Connect With Rebekah
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If you are a leader at a district, college, company, non-profit, or foundation supporting GlobalMindED’s Tenth Anniversary event in Denver on June 17 (pre-conference + Inclusive Leader Awards dinner) 18-19 (conference) 2024, you are eligible to attend our Fall special event:
Transforming Financial Boundaries in Education, the Environment, and the Economy
Thursday, October 12th
United Nations DDR
Last Fall’s special event was at Georgia Tech:
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GlobalMindED Resolve to Solve Atlanta: Interview with Killer Mike Dr. Raheem Beyah; Dean, College of Engineering, GA Institute of Technology, and Rontavious Coley, Recent graduate, Owner of The Early Way on Broad, introduce Dr. Jean Accius; SVP, Global Thought Leadership, AARP who interviews global hip-hop sensation, Michael Render (aka Killer Mike) of Run The Jewels, who shares his personal vision of Love & Respect, which is also the title of his new PBS talk show.
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GlobalMindED Resolve to Solve Atlanta: Women Breaking Barriers In STEM Kwame Johnson; President and CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta leads the panel with Errika Moore; Executive Director, STEM Funders Network, Dr. Maxine Cain; Founder & President, STEM Atlanta Women, Valarie Mackey; President & CEO, WrightNow Solutions, Michelle Arrington; Director, Government Affairs, Verizon, and Nettie Brown; Graduate Engineering Student, GA Institute of Technology
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GlobalMindED Resolve to Solve Atlanta: Closing The Digital Divide Eric Kelly; Chairman & CEO, Bridge 2 Technologies leads the panel with Kristina Newton; Founder & CEO, HYPE, Richard Hicks; CEO & President, Inspiredu, Jaycee Holmes; Professor, Spelman College, Co-founder, CODEHOUSE, and Bryan Cox; Computer Science Program Specialist, Georgia Department of Education
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GlobalMindED Resolve to Solve Atlanta: The Future of Work is Diverse, Inclusive, Just, and Equitable Dr. Sybrina Atwaters; Director, OMED: Educational Services, GA Institute of Technology leads the panel with Guy Primus; CEO, Valence Community, Founding Member BONDS Network, Petal Walker, JD; Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche, James Rhee, JD; Founder and CEO, red helicopter, and Dr. Loretta Ovueraye; Vice Provost, Miami Dade College
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GlobalMindED Resolve to Solve Atlanta: Students Have Their Say Michael Steele, JD; Managing Associate, Thompson Hine LLP leads the panel with Mahogany Labor; Engineering Student, GA Institute of Technology, Ki’Andre Thomas; Student Government Association Undergraduate President, Clark Atlanta University, Angelique White; Student, Miami Dade College, and Jalene Hudson; Student, Georgia Highlands College
Write Celeste Gardner to reserve your space: Celestegardner@globalminded.org
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Plan Now for GlobalMindED's 10th Anniversary Conference June 17-19 2024 at the Denver Hyatt Regency
Registration and Call for Proposals Open August 1
See this 1-minute GlobalMindED 2023 at a glance video:
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PBS12 Denver filmed and live-streamed the GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Awards on June 7th as well as our main stage plenaries and presentations on June 8th. You can find them all individually on the GlobalMindED YouTube channel.
2023 GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Award Winners:
Miriam Calderon, Chief Policy Officer, ZERO TO THREE: Inclusive Leader - Early Childhood Education
Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District, Inclusive Leader - K-12 Education
Carrie Billy, CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium: Inclusive Leader - Higher Education
Afua Bruce, Founder & Principal, ANB Advisory Group: Inclusive Leader - Government
Dr. Elena Rios, President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association: Inclusive Leader - Health & Wellness
Hassan Salem, Head of Commercial Banking, US Bank: Inclusive Leader - Banking & Finance
Greg Robinson, James Webb Space Telescope Project Director NASA (ret): Inclusive Leader - Space & Aerospace
Mary Nichols, Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment, Inclusive Leader - Energy & Sustainability
Michael Campbell, General Manager, Education Division, Intel: Inclusive Leader - Technology
Diego Mariscal, CEO & Chief Disabled Person, 2Gether-International: Inclusive Leader - Entrepreneurship
Mario Carrera, President & CEO, CLLARO: Inclusive Leader - Media & Arts
Nasruddin Rupani, Chairman, Ibn Sina Foundation: Inclusive Leader - Foundations & Funders
Rosanna Durruthy, VP, Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, LinkedIn: Inclusive Leader -Global Impact
Kimberly Bryant, Founder & CEO, Black Innovation Lab; Black Girls Code: Inclusive Leader - Non-Profit
Insights from GlobalMindED Leaders:
Main-stage Presentatons:
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Thank you to all of the Sponsors, Speakers, Students, and Attendees at GlobalMindED 2023
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