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The International Indigenous Fashion Council (IIFC) is an Indigenous-led global council that brings together designers, makers, models, crew, and cultural workers across the fashion system. We organize chapters, regional councils, and sector committees so Indigenous people can lead how fashion is made, governed, and shared.

IIFC focuses on building shared infrastructure—rather than charging membership dues—so that Indigenous members, chapters, and sectors can participate without a fee at the door. Support from donors and partners allows us to keep member participation free while still growing programs, protections, and opportunities for Indigenous communities worldwide.

F – Fund Indigenous-led fashion initiatives
Mobilize grants, subscriptions, and major gifts to support Indigenous-led fashion programs and community events.

A – Advance UNDRIP-Fashion
Advance UNDRIP-Fashion in policy, practice, and partnerships across the fashion system.

S – Support Chapters & Sectors
Support chapters and sectors to build leadership teams, charters, and work-plans for local programming and advocacy.

H – Harmonize standards and accreditation
Harmonize the industry through a tiered accreditation system and rating for brands and productions.

I – Influence legislation and labor protections
Influence legislation and advocacy for unions and labor protections across the fashion industry.

O – Organize Indigenous designers, makers, and leaders
Organize Indigenous designers, makers, and leaders across global chapters and sectors.

N – Network with allies across the fashion ecosystem
Network with fashion councils, unions, schools, and institutions to protect Indigenous rights across the fashion ecosystem.

Your donation supports both core operations and community programs that make IIFC’s work possible. This includes:

• Community programs and capacity-building

  • Business incubators and entrepreneurship support for Indigenous designers and brands

  • Trainings, workshops, and mentorship programs

  • Fashion shows, festivals, and fashion weeks rooted in Indigenous leadership

• Policy, legal work, and advocacy

  • Research, legal support, and policy development to advance Indigenous rights in fashion

  • Advocacy campaigns around consent, cultural protection, and fair labor

  • Building tools and standards like UNDRIP Fashion to shift industry practices

• Union-style organizing and worker protections

  • Support for union-style networks of designers, models, crew, artisans, and cultural workers

  • Safety, wellness, and labor rights initiatives across the fashion system

• Grants and resources for chapters and sector committees

  • Grants and micro-grants for local and regional projects, shows, fashion weeks, and community initiatives

  • Support for sector committees (e.g., textiles, show production, law and policy, media, youth, wellness)

• Operational backbone, logistics, and supply chain investigations

  • Staffing, coordination, and governance so the global network actually functions

  • Travel, convenings, translation, and digital infrastructure

  • Investigating supply chains, materials, and resource flows so we can identify harms, build better pathways, and support Indigenous-controlled systems

In short, donations keep IIFC running day-to-day while also funding the programs, grants, and investigations that change how fashion works for Indigenous peoples.

Tax treatment of your gift depends on IIFC’s current registration or fiscal sponsorship and the laws where you file taxes. Please check the latest note on this page or contact us directly before assuming your contribution is tax-deductible.

All donors receive a confirmation of their contribution for their records. If you need a more formal receipt or documentation for tax or grant reporting, you can contact us and we will provide what we can within our current status.

No. Donations to IIFC are voluntary philanthropic support, not payment for goods or services.

• Donations do not create ownership, voting, or governance rights in IIFC or any of its programs.

• Any benefits (updates, recognition, invitations, Circle tiers) are relationship-based and may change over time.

• Community participation in chapters, union-style organizing, and sector committees is intended to remain dues-free. Donations help underwrite that shared infrastructure so Indigenous people are not asked to “pay to belong.”

UNDRIP Fashion is an Indigenous-led initiative grounded in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It exists to bring those rights into the fashion system.

UNDRIP Fashion works to:

• Develop and uphold the UNDRIP Fashion Seal, a standard for consent, cultural respect, fair labor, and benefit-sharing

• Equip Indigenous designers, communities, and workers with tools to negotiate better agreements and protect designs, stories, and knowledge

• Set clear, Indigenous-defined expectations for brands, institutions, and partners

Your donation helps fund the community consultations, research, legal and policy work, certification systems, and education needed to make UNDRIP Fashion real and enforceable across the industry.

IIFC is building a global ecosystem that spans Indigenous communities on and beyond Turtle Island, including regions such as Peru, Oceania, and Europe.

Your support helps us:

• Build and strengthen union-style networks and worker councils for designers, models, crew, artisans, and cultural workers

• Offer grants and micro-grants to chapters and sector committees for projects like fashion weeks, showcases, workshops, safety initiatives, archives, and youth programs

• Connect Indigenous fashion with global allies and institutions, including major fashion councils, media and film industries, international bodies such as the UN and UNESCO, and sovereign governments—on terms defined by Indigenous leadership and protocols

Through this work, IIFC aims to shift fashion away from extractive systems and toward Indigenous-led systems based in sovereignty, reciprocity, and long-term relationship-building.