nPostednon November 15, 2014
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nHappynNative American Heritage Month!
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nWenare about halfway through November, which is Native American HeritagenMonth. Here on “Turtle Island” – that is, North America –nmany Native Americans will be wearing moccasins and, perhaps, showingnoff their “mocs” via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Here isnone from two years ago, and here is an article about lastnyear’s Rock Your Mocs Day with a whole lot more cool pics.
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nThenorganizers urge Native Americans to wear moccasins everywhere they gontoday – church, work, shopping malls, parks. I was interested tonread that, although each indigenous language had its own name fornmoccasin, pretty much every group wore footwear that we couldnnow call moccasins—from Arizona to Alaska to Virginia and upstatenNew York! n
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Whatnare moccasins?
Whatnare moccasins?n
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nTheynare defined as a soft leather shoe without a separate heel; the solenof a moccasin is turned up on all side and sewn to the upper part.
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nTonlearn more about Rock Your Mocs Day – and the young woman whoncreated this social-media holiday – check out this articlenand photos.
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nGuinnessnWorld Record Day
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nArtistnGeorgia O’Keeffe’s birthday
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nAmericanRecycles Day
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nProclamationnof the Republic Day in Brazil
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nSichi-Go-Sann(Seven-five-three) in Japan
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