From Native Organizers Alliance:

We are hosting a 90 minute interactive online tutorial with Alexandra Romero-Frederick (Oglala Lakota), on Indigenous ribbon skirt making. The session will cover the basics of ribbon skirt making, share the history of ribbon skirts, and discuss how online ribbon skirt sewing circles are building community during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Stories are told in murals, songs, and the clothes we wear. For Indigenous people, the ribbon skirt tells a story of endurance, strength, spirituality, adaptation and survival. Today, the ribbon skirt is worn to gatherings that have political, cultural, and social significance. It is a signifier of Native women’s grassroots power.

If you would like to make a ribbon skirt, here is the shopping list for materials needed:

1. 2 yards of fabric

2. Ribbons of different colors at least 3 yards of each color

3. Thread- I like cotton and invisible threads

4. Universal sewing needles and microtex-optional

5. Pencil/chalk ruler

6. Elastic from 1.5"-2" wide

We invite all of our relatives, Native and non-Native, all genders to join us!

Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 7 PM Eastern, 6 PM Central, 5 PM Mountain, 4 PM Pacific