For Rosary Spence, making moccasins is about more than the craft itself — which demands patience and skill in both beading and sewing — it's about preserving a culture. Rosary Spence, a Storyboot School instructor, said the root of the word moccasins in Cree is connected to the earth and medicine. Spence instructs a workshop at the Bata Shoe Museum, located near Bloor Street West and Spadina Avenue, called Storyboot School. The Storyboot School workshop was held at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto in March, teaching the art of moccasin-making and the history of Indigenous fashion. Making moccasins is a multi-step process that involves tracing and cutting out patterns, beading and sewing.

Source: CBC News June 21, 2020 09:00 UTC