Indigenous fashion set for lunar liftoff [Video]

Ashley Callingbull, the first-ever Indigenous Miss Universe Canada, is breaking barriers yet again — this time, with a mission that’s truly out of this world.

Callingbull and Dine-Cree designer Stephanie Eagletail are part of Project Lunar Codex, which will send cultural artifacts to the moon aboard a NASA space capsule in January 2025.

As part of the mission, miniaturized images of Callingbull modeling Eagletail’s designs will journey to the lunar surface. For both women, the opportunity to showcase Indigenous culture on such a cosmic scale is deeply meaningful.

“When I was told my work was going to the moon, I thought, ‘Am I becoming an astronaut?’” Callingbull joked. “But knowing our culture will live among the stars is beyond anything I could have imagined.”

Eagletail, whose designs are inspired by her great-grandmothers, says the project is a tribute to Indigenous resilience and creativity.

“It’s surreal,” she said. “When it really hits you, it’s like my stuff …