Students from Dr. Mary Ruppert-Stroescu's Advanced Apparel Design class will present a Fall 2017 collection inspired by "From the Belly of Our Being: art by and about Native creation."* The event begins with "Sovereignty Speaks Session #8: Design as an Expression of Sovereign Tribal Culture," a brief talk by Native designer Leslie Deer. The (RE)birth show will immediately follow. *"From the Belly of Our Being" is an exhibition highlighting work by contemporary Native women artists. It is on view until Jan. 28, 2017.