'A healing tradition': Tracing the origins of the Native American jingle dress

 

The exact origin of the jingle dress is unclear; evidence suggests the tradition may have started in Minnesota a century ago. But they're now a part of powwows and other Native American gatherings across the continent. Brenda Child is a University of Minnesota professor, born on the Red Lake reservation, and a former trustee at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. She may be the world's leading authority on jingle dresses. Read the full story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/06/15/jingle-dress-tradition-native-american-dance