Canadian Stoney First Nation Boots: "Moccasins"

Canadian Stoney First Nation Boots: "Moccasins"

Collection: Everyday Connections

Object Type: Footwear

Country: Canada
Continent: North America
Geographic Region: Northern America
Materials: Deer Skin
width: 3.5 in; height: 10.25 in; depth: 8 in

These moccasins are made by the Stoney-Nakoda Nation.

Moccasins were the characteristic footwear of the First Nations. The moccasin is a shoe in which the soft sole and the upper are one continuous piece of material. Huron moccasins are a two piece construction, with an apron (vamp) inserted at the top of the foot. The flexibility of these soft-soled shoes enabled people to move quietly across the land, to step into a birch bark canoe without damaging it and to wear snowshoes.

The Stoney-Nakoda First People live along the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada to Montana, USA. Historically, they hunted bison and other big game for sustenance and trade.

They were invaluable guides to white/European explorers, surveyors and missionaries.
Source:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stoney-nakoda/