Some skirts focus on specific people or moments. Others — like ‘Generations of Healers,’ tell broader, generation-spanning stories. ribbonskirt saskatchewan
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Lafleur didn’t grow up wearing ribbon skirts. As a child in the north, she was more likely wearing moosehide — but she was drawn to the idea as an adult.“Going to Europe — the home of settler Canada — intrigued my enthusiasm to display my culture as an Indigenous woman in this country we call Canada,” Lafleur says. “So I decided that I would make a skirt to honour my family.
Shona Tretiak has been friends with Lafleur for many years, and greatly admires her dedication to everything she sets her mind to.Article content Nancy Lafleur wears her skirt ‘Generations of Healers,’ which tells a story about Indigenous resilience in the past, the present and the future.Lafleur doesn’t just use her skirts to celebrate Indigenous women through her sewn stories. She wants to celebrate, uplift and honour Indigenous women in every way she can.Article content
Every year, Lafleur honours a woman who shares a similar story. She raises a few hundred dollars, and also creates a custom story skirt for the scholarship recipient.
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