​Jingle dancers dance to spread healing and kindness. Do you know the history of the Jingle Dance?

The Jingle Dance is from the Ojibwe Nations and started during the time of the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1919. Learn about the history of the Jingle Dance through an interview with Brenda Child, Red Lake Ojibwe, HERE.

In the interview, the 2019 Google Doodle by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley honouring the Jingle Dress was discussed. You can find out more about the Google Doodle HERE and HERE. You can also read more about the 100 Year Anniversary of the Jingle Dance HERE.

Ziibaaska' iganagooday: The Jingle Dress at 100

Read about the exhibit and explore pictures of Jingle Dresses in the Mille Lacs Museum HERE and HERE.

Recommended Reading

Jingle Dancer, by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Muscogee Creek Nation