Jontay Kahm (Plains Cree) was born on February 1, 1996, in North Battleford Saskatchewan, Canada. Kahm grew up on Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation where he yearned to break into the world of fashion design. Jontay now lives in Santa Fe New Mexico, where he attends the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) to pursue a BFA in Studio Arts. In 2016 Kahm earned a fashion design diploma at Blanche Macdonald in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2018 Kahm also attended the Marist College fashion degree program for two years until the 2020 pandemic, then came to IAIA to finish his senior collection with an emphasis on fashion design, his medium of choice. He emphasizes movement and sculpts characteristics of hybrid human-animal spiritual experiences into his work. In addition to incorporating his Plains Cree culture, Jontay exhibits oceanic structures and coral life themes. Kahm uses his cultural heritage by taking subtle elements of ceremonial regalia and expressing them through a contemporary perspective. His inspiration comes from his love of theatricality demonstrated through the lens of high fashion and plants his roots in performance through visually captivating fashion looks. By creating garments that evoke a spiritual awakening Kahm creates atmospheres that transform individuals someplace otherworldly.