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Jan 7, 2021 5:00 PM
The organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan is calling on all school boards and divisions across the country to participate in a Ribbon Skirt Day challenge, as a means to help bring awareness to the important teachings and meanings behind the First Nations tradition of making and wearing ribbon skirts.
The challenge from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive, comes after news a 10-year-old girl in Kamsack was told by school staff member the handmade skirt she was wearing, did not fit in with the formal day standards and that it should have compared with another child’s clothing. The Good Spirit School Division has since apologized, and promised to review the incident. ....

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