Valerie St. Pierre Smith, she | her | hers, is an award-winning costume designer with an eclectic background including stage, opera, fashion, dance and themed entertainment. Her work has been seen throughout the country including at the Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Sea World: San Diego, and the National Museum of the American Indian. Her creative  and scholarly activities focus largely on supporting productions of stories from lesser heard voices; cultural appropriation in design and western design/production paradigms that perpetuate it; and Native American representation in fashion and costume design. Valerie is proud of her White Earth Chippewa heritage, and her membership in United Scenic Artists 829.