For many of the students, it’s their first ribbon skirt. Robertson said she found out only two or three of her students had traditional ribbon skirts when they were planning for a recent Culture ...

R ibbon skirts — once reserved for ceremonies across many tribal traditions — are showing up in everyday spaces on a new generation of Indigenous women. Miinan White, McKenna ...

One girl experienced this firsthand when she wore a traditional Indigenous ribbon skirt to her prom and received backlash from her classmates. An Indigenous teen wore a traditional ribbon skirt to ...

In December 2020, 10-year-old Indigenous student Isabella Kulak—who is from Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada—chose to wear a traditional ribbon skirt to her school’s formal event.

The skirts, which feature black, yellow, red and white ribbons, were the idea of Sgt. Karen Bell, of Garden River First Nation, who has been with the force for more than three decades.

We’re still here,” she says. “Nan showing me how to make a ribbon skirt, my mom showing me how to embroider a traditional top—these are acts of resistance.” The jingle dress dance ...

OTTAWA - The RCMP has added a traditional Indigenous ribbon skirt to its uniform. Commissioner Mike Duheme has announced on social media that officers can now wear the ribbon skirts when donning ...