Every year on Jan. 4, National Ribbon Skirt Day “will provide an opportunity for everyone in Canada to recognize, learn about, and celebrate the importance of Indigenous traditions and expressions of culture. Ribbon Skirts are a symbol of resilience, survival and identity, but their meaning changes with each person who wears one and each person who shares their history. For Indigenous peoples, it represents reclaiming identity, and wearing that identity proudly. It has become a sort of armor.
