Indigenous girl shamed for what she wore to school pushes for National Ribbon Skirt Day

Isabella Kulak was once told by an educator that her handmade ribbon skirt was inappropriate to wear for her school's 'formal day.' But thanks to her activism, there's now a bill before the Senate that would declare Jan. 4 as National Ribbon Skirt Day in honour of Indigenous women and girls.

Thanks to Isabella's activism, there's now a bill before the Senate that would declare Jan. 4 as National Ribbon Skirt Day in honour of Indigenous women and girls.

For many Indigenous women, ribbon skirts have been an important part of their identity and history. They've also been worn at marches across Canada in honour of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The Senate bill describes the skirt as a "centuries-old spiritual symbol of womanhood, identity, adaptation and survival and … a way for women to honour themselves and their culture."

For Isabella, "it represents strength, resilience and womanhood."