Mi'kmaw designer makes gown with birchbark bodice, hopes to motivate youth to learn about culture - CBC.ca

Mi'kmaw designer Sgoagani Wecenisqon created a birchbark dress featured in an Indigenous fashion show in Fredericton. She hopes her designs inspire youth and non-Indigenous folks to learn about the culture.

After sitting in storage since 2019, a birchbark gown finally found the spotlight this past weekend at an Indigenous fashion show in New Brunswick. Sgoagani Wecenisqon designed the piece that featur… [+2382 chars]

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