This project has been developed by Carolyn King in partnership with Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the The Greenbelt Foundation, to promote public awareness of significant cultural historic sites and the ancestral presence of First Nations, Metis and Indigenous Communities.
BACKGROUND
Initiated, designed and led by the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Moccasin Identifier is a teaching tool and public awareness-building program for Treaty relationships between Indigenous and NonIndigenous Canadians.
With stencils in-hand, Carolyn and the Moccasin Identifier team have travelled across Southern Ontario teaching about Treaties, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the Indigenous relationship to land. The Moccasin Identifier uses
four moccasin symbols reflective of the Indigenous diversity of Ontario. These stencils are adapted by acclaimed Indigenous artist Phil Coté from the original 16th century moccasins in the private collection of the Bata Shoe Museum.
Since 2011, the Moccasin Identifier has worked at a grassroots level visiting over 1,000 schools, universities, workshops, major events, opening ceremonies and celebrations, reaching over 10,000 people. In 2014, Carolyn worked with the City of Toronto
to create a one of a kind Moccasin Identifier stone installation at Ontario Place’s new Trillium Park on Toronto’s waterfront. In 2018, Moccasin Identifier received a two-year grant from the Greenbelt Foundation. This boosted the program to the next
level by building capacity, launching a website, producing and testing the pilot educational kit and gathering all of the archaeology of the Greenbelt for the Moccasin Identifier Installations .
For more information please visit
www.moccasinidentifier.com
JOIN US
The Moccasin Identifier needs you!
Are you or your organization interested in achieving the Calls to Action from
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada?
Help us achieve our vision one moccasin at a time!
#WeAreAllTreatyPeople
#MoccasinIdentifier
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PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY:
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
2789 Mississauga Rd, Hagersville ON
Tel: 905-517-1925
Mail: moccasinidentifier@mncfn.ca
