“Our people survived for us to be here” 🥹💫 Legendary fashion designer & Parsons professor Patricia Michaels (patriciamichaels) shares the message she gives to her Indigenous students during the New Paths in Storytelling panel at Disney Entertainment for Indigenous Peoples Day. Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo) is an iconic designer whose trailblazing career spans decades of creativity, advocacy, and cultural storytelling. She’s best known for reaching the finals on Project Runway Season 11 — and for continuing to inspire the next generation of Indigenous artists. Do her words inspire you as an Indigenous artist or creative? 💭⤵️ (indigifashion, patriciamichaels) #PatriciaMichaels #FashionAsSovereignty #IndigenousFashionGala #IndigenousPeoplesDay