Ribbon Skirt

By Cameron Mukwa

American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book

A joyful coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel by debut Indigenous creator Cameron Mukwa about the journey of a two-spirit kid who wants to create a ribbon skirt for the upcoming powwow.

Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by girls 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.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMZM941T
• ISBN13: 9798855160031
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 175 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7