January 4th - National Ribbon Skirt Day
Ribbon Skirts Worn to Honour Indigenous Women
Christina (Tina) McKinlay
January 3, 2026
Ribbon Skirts
Honour
Indigenous Women
National Ribbon Skirt Day is a day in Canada celebrating the ribbon skirt traditionally worn by Indigenous women. The day takes place on 4 January, and was first celebrated in 2023.
The day was inspired by the experience of Isabella Kulak, an Indigenous girl in Saskatchewan who was shamed for wearing a ribbon skirt to a "formal dress day" at her elementary school.
Prompted by Kulak's experience, Manitoba Senator Mary Jane McCallum put forward a bill in Parliament to recognize National Ribbon Skirt Day, which received unanimous support and was passed into law in December 2022.
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January 4th - National Ribbon Skirt Day