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Ribbon Skirt Day leader reflects on changes since her cultural attire was shamed
Isabella Kulak's experience at Kamsack school sparked a movement leading to National Ribbon Skirt Day, with hundreds of supportive letters sent from across Canada.
- About five years ago, then-10-year-old Isabella Kulak wore a ribbon skirt to formal day at Kamsack Comprehensive Institute and was told it was not formal enough on the last day before Christmas break, leaving her upset and crying without her skirt.
- After the remark spread online and person-to-person, Isabella Kulak's story drew anger over perceived racism and prompted an apology from the Good Spirit School Division.
- A box at Isabella Kulak's home holds about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn ribbon-skirt pictures while children from elementary schools across Canada created handmade books and supporters posted photos in their own ribbon skirts, including one letter from a retired RCMP officer.
- Now, about five years ago, Isabella Kulak's story is credited as the thread that helped establish Jan. 4 as National Ribbon Skirt Day, with resources now widespread.
- Her father, Chris Kulak, said `We teach our girls to be humble and respectful and always realize that when something like this happens to you, you have a responsibility to carry it forward`, as Isabella Kulak, 15-year-old, finishes Grade 10 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan.
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