By Stephanie Taylor THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- Canada is marking the first National Ribbon Skirt Day on Wednesday, an event inspired by a young Saskatchewan girl who was shamed for wearing one to school several years ago. Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation about270 kilometres east of Regina,wore a ribbon skirt to her rural school in December 2020 when she was 10 years old. The colourful garment is worn by Indigenous women at cultural events and as a show of pride. When Kulak wore hers as part of a school formal day, her family said a staff member told her the outfit wasn’t considered formal enough,leaving the little girl feeling dejected. The school division later apologized, but her story sparked an online movement as Indigenous women shared

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