ASK YOUR RELATIVE QUESTIONS

I have a favorite black polyester skirt, could I turn it into a ribbon skirt by adding ribbon, or are ribbon skirts always out of calico/cotton?

You do you girl!

Ribbon skirts are about women being empowered and remembering our sacredness, Tala Tootoosis shares that “It’s teaching them [women] to be empowered and that they already are resilient. Women already have power. A woman is protection because she is a woman. And when you have that understanding you learn boundaries.”

Ribbon skirts have become a universal symbol of resistance, land and water protection and a symbol of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).

By creating your own take on the ribbon skirt, you are honoring yourself and your people.

Send a pic if you can!

Take care,

Auntie Manda

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Topics: Culture and Language|Identity
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