By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News For Doneese of Bull-Buffalo Designs, a ribbon skirt is never just clothing. It is identity, memory, and cultural continuity stitched into fabric and ribbon\u2014 something she says is felt the moment it is worn. \u201cI just feel empowered when I put it on,\u201d said Doneese, a mother and wife from Louis Bull Tribe in Maskwac\u00ees, one of the Four Nations in central Alberta. \u201cIt just represents our culture. And it\u2019s not just Cree\u2014it\u2019s all Indigenous. It just represents who we are.\u201d For her, that sense of empowerment extends into everyday life. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where you are,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can go to the grocery store or a ceremony\u2014you just feel it when you wear it. You feel empowered.\u201d Early… <\/p>\n
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News For Doneese of Bull-Buffalo Designs, a ribbon skirt is never just clothing. It is identity, memory, and cultural continuity stitched into fabric and ribbon\u2014 something she says is felt the moment it is worn. \u201cI just feel empowered when I put it on,\u201d said Doneese, a mother and wife from Louis Bull Tribe in Maskwac\u00ees, one of the Four Nations in central Alberta. \u201cIt just represents our culture. And it\u2019s not just Cree\u2014it\u2019s all Indigenous. It just represents who we are.\u201d For her, that sense of empowerment extends into everyday life. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where you are,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can go to the grocery store or a ceremony\u2014you just feel it when you wear it. You feel empowered.\u201d Early... <\/p>\n