Posted
on November 15, 2014
Happy
Native American Heritage Month!
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We
are about halfway through November, which is Native American Heritage
Month. Here on “Turtle Island” – that is, North America –
many Native Americans will be wearing moccasins and, perhaps, showing
off their “mocs” via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Here is
one from two years ago, and here is an article about last
year's Rock Your Mocs Day with a whole lot more cool pics.
The
organizers urge Native Americans to wear moccasins everywhere they go
today – church, work, shopping malls, parks. I was interested to
read that, although each indigenous language had its own name for
moccasin, pretty much every group wore footwear that we could
now call moccasins—from Arizona to Alaska to Virginia and upstate
New York!
What
are moccasins?
They
are defined as a soft leather shoe without a separate heel; the sole
of a moccasin is turned up on all side and sewn to the upper part.
To
learn more about Rock Your Mocs Day – and the young woman who
created this social-media holiday – check out this article
and photos.
Also
on this date:
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ahead:
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out my Pinterest boards for:
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