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Shiibaashka’igan, the jingle dress

A jingle dress dancer at a community powwow in Helena, Montana, in 2007.
A jingle dress dancer at a community powwow in Helena, Montana, in 2007. JingleDress2 · Montanabw · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The shiibaashka’igan, or jingle dress, is a sacred Anishinaabe women’s dress and dance tradition, and each step of the dance is understood by some as a healing prayer. Its origins include Naotkamegwanning First Nation (Whitefish Bay) in northwestern Ontario and the Mille Lacs Ojibwe community in Minnesota.

Scope & context

The tradition’s meaning and origins, not powwow competition categories or regalia-making techniques.

Sources behind this record

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Shiibaashka’igan – The Jingle Dress National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text