Every student in the SAI Mentorship program has a vision of how they can change the world. This was Sam Matsonʼs vision. Sam worked with Nikeʼs senior ʻAir Jordanʼ designer, Jason Mayden, to build a project that gave Native American youth the opportunity to engage with professional designers and create their own shoe designs using their cultural narrative. This story demonstrates what a motivated seventeen-year-old and a generous group of high-level designers can do to educate youth and affect positive change in their lives.
