The ribbon skirt: a graphic novel

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.