Jan. 13—TRAVERSE CITY — Seventeen-year-old Theresa Tanner has never sewn before, let alone made an entire garment. She sat in front of a Singer sewing machine, carefully pumping the pedal, as she ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Some Mi'kmaw women will mark National Ribbon Skirt Day by encouraging children to take pride in and wear cultural items like ribbon skirts. Thursday is National Ribbon Skirt Day, a day to encourage ...

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 ...

The national police force is expanding its ceremonial uniform dress code, adding ribbon skirts as an option for Indigenous women and two-spirit employees. It's a decision that has been met with a ...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, right, swears in Deb Haaland, centre, as U.S. interior secretary on March 18. Haaland wore a ribbon skirt designed by Agnes Woodward, a Plains Cree dressmaker from ...

Global News’ Sarah Jones was able to step into one Saskatchewan community who learned to make their own ribbon skirts and have been wearing them with pride. Ribbon skirts bring identity, empowerment ...

The second annual National Ribbon Skirt Day is underway. For the Southern Chiefs’ Organization, it’s a day that increases an understanding and respect for First Nations cultural practices. The ...

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.

Terrence Gardner will be rocking his ribbon skirt on the first national day celebrating the Indigenous piece of clothing that's become a symbol of pride. The 29-year-old, who is two-spirit, has been ...