Keeli Littleleaf

Keeli Littleleaf

December 1, 2025 · 33 min · Season 1 · Episode 310

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Keeli Littleleaf discusses her journey as a powwow dancer and fashion visionary, blending Indigenous teachings with contemporary fashion.

A proud powwow dancer, cultural educator, and fashion visionary, Keeli Littleleaf [https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=keeli%20littleleaf]continues to blaze trails wherever she goes. Known for her signature high-step jingle and fringe style, she embodies power, healing, and movement through every step and every stitch. As the founder of the Northwest/West Coast Indigenous Fashion show & Market and creator of AYAYAT, a fashion line inspired by her Indian name Ayayat Washasha — meaning "beautiful dancing" — Keeli weaves ancestral teachings into breathtaking couture that celebrates body positivity, inclusivity, and Indigenous elegance. From walking NYC Fashion Week to designing for MMIP awareness with her powerful Medicine Ledger Dress, Keeli's artistry moves with purpose and passion. She is the heartbeat of a new generation — where fashion becomes ceremony and storytelling becomes medicine. Something Rather than Nothing [https://www.somethingratherthannothing.com/] Podcast is an international show focuses on art, philosophy and liberation

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