She should have been able to wear whatever she wanted and felt best in without being subjected to others' opinions. On your prom night, you should be able to wear whatever you want that makes you feel ...
A group of students in Ann Robertson’s Oceti Sakowin Owaunspe class at Whittier Middle School spent their afternoons Thursday and Friday sewing themselves new ribbon skirts. For many of the students, ...
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 Metoxen and Ava Belisle ...
Here in Onigamiising, the Indian Education program staff and Parent Committee recently hosted get-togethers in which girls and women sewed ribbon skirts. Because I enjoy sewing, my daughter invited me ...
Generations of Native Americans have experienced historical trauma due to centuries of mistreatment. One group of intertribal women in Nebraska and Iowa are taking steps to heal through a new creative ...
Indigenous ribbon work was thrust into the spotlight last week when Interior of the Secretary Deb Haaland wore a traditional ribbon skirt for her swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C. Made by ...
A class at Tahlequah Public Library on how to make a ribbon skirt attracted a good crowd, and several participants hoped to have one made to wear to Cherokee National Holiday events this weekend.
While President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, viewers couldn't help but notice the presence of a ribbon skirt, worn by one of First Lady Jill Biden's guests.