Indigenous seamstresses reflect on National Ribbon Skirt Day

It’s been two years since the first annual National Ribbon Skirt Day on Jan. 4, 2023. For two New Brunswick seamstresses, the importance of the skirt is profound — from identity, to preserving culture to recovering from residential school trauma. Anna Mandin reports on why this day is so significant for them.

• Ribbon skirts bring identity, empowerment to New Brunswick seamstresses