Red Ribbon Skirts and Cultural Resurgence: Kimihko sîmpân iskwêwisâkaya êkwa sihcikêwin waniskâpicikêwin. Issue 3 (1st December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wuttunee, Kari Dawn; Altenberg, Jennifer; Flicker, Sarah
• Is Part Of: Girlhood studies. Volume 12:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 79
• Publication Date: 2019-12-01
• Subjects: cultural reclamation -- identity -- Indigenous -- resilience -- violence -- Young Indigenous Women's Utopia; Girls -- Periodicals; Girls -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Girls -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Girls -- Education -- Periodicals; Girls -- Sexual behavior -- Periodicals; Girls -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's studies -- Periodicals; 305.23082
• DOI: 10.3167/ghs.2019.120307
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1938-8209

Abstract

Abstract : A small group of Indigenous girls and their allies came together to make ribbon skirts to reclaim teachings, resist gender-based and colonial violence, and re-imagine our collective futures. Based on the personal reflections of the organizers and the girls involved gathered through individual semi-structured interviews and directed journal writing, we share lessons about the process and outcomes. Learning about the historical and cultural significance of ribbon skirts gave these girls a stronger connection to their culture, community, and each other. Wearing their ribbon skirts became an embodied act of resistance to violence in promoting resilience and self-determination. This case study illustrates how Indigenous girls and their allies can engage in resurgence practices to challenge gender-based violence through reclaiming and adapting cultural teachings and practices.