The Skirt is Done

I may have ancestral aboriginal blood running through my veins but I have an urban white girl's sense of fashion, so the idea of having a ceremonial skirt made out of my wolf pattern material with 4 different colours of bright ribbon sewn across the bottom was not appealing ( sorry ancestors). That is why I took it to Yana and begged her to make it look nice. Yana is a wonderfully talented seamstress with a thick Russian accent that sounds fabulous. I love to hear her talk. Anyway, $55 later I have a ceremonial skirt that I can live with. Why do I need this now? I am crossing 2 provinces to attend a powwow. Its much more than a powow. Or maybe it isn't going to be anything as I imagine. But the fellow who organized the event contacted me ( in an unrelated manner) and talked about things I have been thinking about and so I knew I had to go. It takes place in 2 days and me and the skirt are leaving in a handful of hours for the long drive out west.