About 200 Indigenous high school students from the Edmonton Catholic School Division have designed and made ribbon skirts for their graduation ceremony. CTV News reports that students in the division’s Braided Journeys program learned the sewing process from start to finish, enabling them to make custom ribbon skirts and shirts. The materials were sourced from Indigenous businesses and funded by a grant. “Our ancestors never really got the education that they deserved or the freedom that they deserved, so I feel it’s very important … that we get to walk the stage and honour ancestors that couldn’t,” said Archbishop O’Leary Catholic High School student Akasha Cardinal.
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