Native Voices: Author-Illustrator Cameron Mukwa on Learning & Growing as an Artist

By AJ Eversole

I’m excited to welcome Cameron Mukwa to Cynsations! I’ve always thought ribbon skirts would make a perfect graphic novel topic and was thrilled when this one hit my radar. The Ribbon Skirt (Scholastic, 2024) is about a Two Spirit kid who wants to create a ribbon skirt of their own for an upcoming powwow. The graphic novel is a nominee for the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards and received four starred reviews.

From the publisher’s description:

Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ...