May 26, 2026

MBC News Host: Danielle Dufour

On June 2nd the Kitchener Community school in Regina will be having a ribbon skirt fashion show for community members and student families to see the student’s creations.

“The Barbies are going to be walking down the red carpet,” said Brittany Johns.

Brittany Johns, from Pasqua First Nations, is the Grade 5-6 teacher who oversaw the Barbie ribbon skirt project.

“We wanted to incorporate First Nations culture, Metis culture, we wanted to incorporate representation in the classroom, and we wanted to teach them life skills,” said Johns.

The school has a significant number of Indigenous students.

“There’s two parts in my role, both engagement and attendance,” said Alison Kimbley the Indigenous Advocate at Kitchener school in Regina. “I firmly believe that for attendance to happen, students need to be meaningfully engaged.”

To kick off the project, the school knowledge keeper kohkum Diane came and spoke to the students.

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