A ribbon skirt-making workshop in Winnipeg this weekend gave some participants a chance to learn about Indigenous culture while giving others an opportunity to connect with their roots. Fifteen ...
Sewing is a skill that you will have for a lifetime and it comes with many lessons. Some say it builds patience, care and focus. Kunsi (grandmother) Glendice Yuzicapi from Standing Buffalo Dakota ...
For Isabella Kulak, marking National Ribbon Skirt Day means wearing clothing that represents who you are. Her decision to do so a little more than two years ago led Parliament to designate Jan. 4 as a ...
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. In ...
A steampunk gal needs some sort of bustled skirt, right? But the super-easy burlesque skirt tutorial I used for myself just didn't seem appropriate for a four-year-old, and the pattern books were ...
2:03 Indigenous resilience shines on second annual National Ribbon Skirt Day It’s not uncommon for Claire Tuckanow to hear a sewing machine whirring in the background while she works inside Regina’s ...