Metcalfe is an advocate for the "Buy Native" movement, which encourages cross-cultural collaborations with Native designers and purchasing directly from Native artists. In 2009, Metcalfe created her blog, Beyond Buckskin, to share her research about Native fashion online. an online store selling works by Native American fashion designers. In 2016, Beyond Buckskin Boutique expanded with a brick and mortar location on the
Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Metcalfe has presented at numerous national conferences, including the Entrepreneurship and Indigenous Art Conference, the
Smithsonian and
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, and co-curated exhibitions. Her current work focuses on Native American art, clothing, and design from the past to modern times, with an emphasis on contemporary artists. In 2013, Metcalfe organized the Native American fashion show for the
Idyllwild Arts Foundation Theatre in
Idyllwild, California. That same year, she curated an exhibit on Native fashion at the
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2015, she was an advisor for the
Peabody Essex Museum's
Native Fashion Now exhibit. == Personal life ==