Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition)

Marcie Rendon

"Noozhishenh, bimadiziwin," Nookomis says. "My granddaughter, live a good life."An Ojibwe grandmother carefully measures and selects just the right colors of fabric, and her sewing machine hums whirr, whirr, whirr late into the night.In the morning, her growing granddaughter has a beautiful new ribbon skirt to wear, a reminder of her nookomis…