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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on the Jingle Dress Project, a group of Native American dancers and a photographer who ve traveled the U.S. promoting healing and unity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and racial/political strife.
In a parking lot teeming with tourists in Cannon Beach, Oregon, sisters Erin and Dion Tapahe and their friend, Sunni Begay, helped each other put on long dresses adorned with beadwork, fur, and hundreds of metal cones called “jingles”.
The process didn’t always go smoothly.
“Hahahah!” cried Begay, as Tapahe adjusted the sleeves to her dress, poking her under the arms, “Oh, you’re tickling me!”