Ribbon skirts bring identity, empowerment to New Brunswick seamstresses
In Canada, Jan. 4 is National Ribbon Skirt Day. For two Indigenous seamstresses in New Brunswick, the skirts have significant meaning -- from empowerment to identity.
Winnipeg Ribbon Skirt Day event promises to celebrate Indigenous pride, love and 'loud auntie laughter'
A Saturday event in Winnipeg for the third annual National Ribbon Skirt Day was a chance to celebrate Indigenous pride, along with " love, kindness [and] loud auntie laughter," says one organizer.
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Leaders Back National Ribbon Skirt Day
The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous ...
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‘Sisterhood’: Ribbon skirt library provides community for Indigenous women in Sask.
Tuckanow, a Métis-Cree woman from the Okanese First Nation, is the building safer communities coordinator with Growing Young ...
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Regina non-profit looks to open ribbon skirt regalia library: ‘It’s beautiful to see’
Once the ribbon skirt regalia library is up and running, Regina youth will be able to borrow ribbon skirts and ribbon shirts for ceremonies or other events.
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Marks Third Anniversary of National Ribbon Skirt Day
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement to commemorate the ...
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'It's beautiful to see': Regina non-profit looks to open ribbon skirt regalia library
It's not uncommon for Claire Tuckanow to hear a sewing machine whirring in the background while she works inside Regina's ...