“Mostly positive, I’ve only had one negative experience where my twin brother Nyamuull [who is also a model] and I were asked to do a war dance on set. Certain dances and songs are sacred, and shouldn’t be portrayed [in fashion imagery]. Right now, I'm one of the only Indigenous Native American male models working in fashion. As a kid, I didn’t have that representation, so I tell myself: ‘Be the person you wish you could have looked up to.
“Our goal is to unify the Indigenous peoples so we can support each other. There’s the huge problem of missing and murdered Indigenous women . Last year, Indigenous conservationist Homero Gómez González for simply trying to protect butterflies. My brother and I have been fundraising for the Kumeyaay people so they can have the internet in their community.”“Be curious and proud of where you come from. Even if you aren’t Indigenous, connecting with our culture can help protect the planet. Our culture goes hand-in-hand with protecting Earth — we look upon her as a mother.
Completely agree. As a male no matter how good you look and how good of a model you may be if you're not 5'11/6ft 'you're nothing' (as one agency once said to me) Despite the fact, only 15% of men in the US are 6ft and over, they are almost exclusively used in fashion modeling?