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Indigenous Manitoba teen manufacturing authentic jingle cones, lids – CBC

by ahnationtalk on January 19, 2018321 Views

When Émilie McKinney couldn’t find a local supplier she decided to fill the niche herself

Jan 19, 2018

Émilie McKinney isn’t your average teenager.

The bilingual high school student has taken her Indigenous hoop, jingle and fancy dancing career to communities across North America and as far away as Cuba and Sweden — all while studying for graduation.

Now she can add entrepreneur to her resumé.

After a year of planning, McKinney, 17, recently opened her own company and started manufacturing jingle cones and lids — decorative metal cones that Indigenous dancers sew on to dresses to make a jingling sound.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/%C3%A9milie-mckinney-jingle-cone-manufacturer-1.4493328

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