Ribbon skirts crafted by northern Manitoba students take the stage at graduation ceremony

Daveigh Blacksmith and Hannah Benson from Pimicikamak Cree Nation will be wearing ribbon skirts they made for their northern Manitoba high school graduation.Hannah Benson and Daveigh Blacksmith from Pimicikamak Cree Nation will be wearing ribbon skirts they made for their high school graduation at R.D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson, Man., on Thursday. Daveigh Blacksmith is proud that when she walks the graduation stage in northern Manitoba, she will be honouring her culture.

At the Thursday grad ceremony, Daveigh Blacksmith will be wearing a ribbon skirt, beaded earrings and a beaded graduation cap that she made herself. Blacksmith, along with her cousin Hannah Benson, also from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, pushed themselves to finish their skirts in time for the graduation ceremony, Roeckenwagner said.

The black skirt is adorned with a turquoise ribbon, in honour of her elementary years at Wapanohk Community School — a school that also shared Indigenous teachings.

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