I didn't realize until just the other day that Native American culture is displayed in my life in many different ways. Maybe I'm noticing more and more indigenous similarities and examples because I've been thinking about it more frequently. Or maybe it's because there really are a great deal of indigenous "things" that we, as Americans, have adapted into our society. The other day I had what I would call an "Indigenous-American Epiphany". Laugh all you want, but you too will know how I felt when I realized what I'm about to tell you.
While searching in my room for a pair of shoes to wear that day, I stumbled across my moccasins. And then it hit me. I had forgot that moccasins were apart of Native American culture. I knew that early indigenous people wore moccasins and that many people in today's society wear them as well. What I didn't know was the story behind moccasins, so I decided to do some research.
I learned that moccasins actually accommodated different Native American tribes with the different living conditions they all lived in. For example, Native Americans who lived around mountains and rocks wore moccasins that had a harder sole on the shoe. For those who lived near softer ground, they had soles that were more soft than hard, making the shoes light and free.
For a shoe that used to act as a slipper to my dad and a fashionable footwear for many youngsters out there, moccasins have definitely come a long way.
(http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/mocasin/mocintre.shtml)
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