Mi'kmaw women celebrate National Ribbon Skirt Day as a day of empowerment
National Ribbon Skirt Day on Jan. 4 is a day to encourage Indigenous women, girls and 2SLBGTQ people to wear their traditional regalia.
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![Haley Bernard , centre, holds up her daughter during an event at the Pictou Landing First Nation School. An Indigenous group wearing orange shirts and regalia](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7073742.1704323059!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/pictou-landing-first-nation-school.jpg)
National Ribbon Skirt Day on Jan. 4 is a day to encourage Indigenous women, girls and 2SLBGTQ people to wear their traditional regalia.