The ribbon skirt.
Written and illustrated by Cameron Mukwa.
Graphix, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2024.
Graphic novel.
Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece
of clothing typically worn by women in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an
upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others
will think of them wearing a ribbon skirt, but they're determined to follow
their heart's desire. Anang sets off to gather the materials needed to make the skirt
and turns to those around them - their family, their human and turtle friends,
the crows, and even the lake itself - for help. And maybe they'll even find a
new confidence within themself along the way.
A joyful story of acceptance, in many guises – and the
importance of role models. I love that Anang’s grandparents are so accepting
and matter-of-fact. As are the friends and mentors from the non-human world. And some
humans.
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