Navajo moccasins

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Moccasins have been the footwear of choice for Native American tribes since long before they were first encountered by Europeans, and to this day remain a staple of Native people as well as outdoorsmen. The name moccasin comes from the Algonquian word “makasin,” a common shoe-shaped flower. Moccasins were assembled inside out to hide the seams. Holes were punched with a bone awl and the pieces were stitched together with sinew for thread. Later with the advent of the fur trade the bone awl…

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