For many, the presence of a ribbon skirt symbolized Native representation in leadership. "OMG. That ribbon skirt is beautiful," Aliyah Chavez, news anchor for Indian Country Today, tweeted.

A simple rendition of the garment starts with a cotton A-line-shaped skirt, with bands of satin or silk ribbon ... Wearing a ribbon skirt, or any native attire for that matter, is a way to ...

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the University of Nevada, Reno’s Office of Indigenous Relations and the Multicultural Center’s Indigenous Student Services program will hold “Ribbon ...

The Native American Achievement Center at Montana State University Billings hosted a ribbon skirt workshop ahead of the university's annual powwow. Leslie Woodenlegs created a ribbon skirt at the ...

uniquely Native American art form dating back more than 400 years. Ribbon skirts remain a symbol of womanhood in Native communities and tell a story of adaptation and survival, according to the ...