Threads of Tradition: A Journey from the Rez to the Runway - The Indian Leader

Threads of Tradition: A Journey from the Rez to the Runway - The Indian Leader

When De’Ara Dosela first stepped onto the runway, she carried more than a dress or a designer’s vision—she carried the prayers of her people. A White Mountain Apache woman from the Fort Apache Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona, Dosela grew up with teachings of love, faith, and respect, lessons that stayed with her even as she stood under the bright lights of her first show, Indigenous Couture Goes Vogue at Haskell Indian Nations University. The…