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Native Artist - Nokomis
The New Boots
This was the day we got our new boots. Mom had made them from moose hide that she'd tanned during the Fall hunting season. They were trimmed with strips of beaver fur and decorated with beads sewn onto black velveteen.
My brother and I are rushing outside to test the quality of our mother's workmanship... we want to see how far we can slide!
Nowadays when little children (boys particularly) get a new pair of running shoes I see them sprinting out of the store to test how well the shoe bring them to a screeching halt!
Our test of quality footwear was the exact opposite. The further we could slide the better the boots.
My boots were always the best.
It took my younger brother years and years to figure out that I only slid further because I was older and heavier.
If you can stand it, you can read about my on-going argument with my brother, or you can go read more about my life as Nokomis.
