Indigenous designers

The University of Wyoming is developing a video game designed to help preserve the Lakota language, an endangered Indigenous language with few remaining fluent speakers. The project uses interactive gaming to teach the language to new generations, and the approach is drawing attention as an unusual example of technology being used for language revitalisation.

Indian Railways has commissioned KAVACH 4.0, its indigenous train collision avoidance system, for the first time on the South Central Railway zone. The latest version of the safety technology is designed to automatically prevent collisions by controlling train speed and warning loco pilots. Coverage on official broadcasters highlights the rollout as a step forward in railway safety modernisation in India.

Indigenous New York Fashion Week is putting Native designers and models front and centre, with a programme that emphasises family ties and future generations alongside couture. Coverage highlights how the event showcases Indigenous creativity in one of fashion's most prominent stages, celebrating community, heritage and what organisers describe as futurity for upcoming designers.