MOOSE, Wyo. — In the United States, the month of November is designated as Native American Indian Heritage Month. The time aims to provide a platform for Native people in the U.S. to share their culture, traditions, and crafts, along with their ways and concepts of life.
This week, a worldwide event called “Rock your Mocs” encourages Indigenous people to wear moccasins wherever they go to celebrate Tribal individuality.
This morning, Yellowstone National Park shared photos from this past summer at the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center where members of the Nez Perce shared their traditional regalia as part of the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) Experience and Alex Romero, Oglala Lakota, demonstrated Lakota-style moccasin making.
Rock Your Mocs began in New Mexico in 2011, as a single-day event to coincide with Native American Heritage Month. Its founder Jaylyn Atsye, created the event as an opportunity for Native peoples across the country to express solidarity and embrace their identities by wearing traditional footwear.
