Indian Spurs (Book Two, Card 7) The most common footwear connected with traditional North American footwear is moccasins. Other styles of footwear were also worn, depending on the locality and available materials: woven sandals, boots, and leggings linked to shoes. Moccasins are thought to have originated in temperatures and conditions that necessitated the creation of …

Indian Moccasins II (Book Two, Card 6) To safe feet from freezing, moccasins or boots would have been required. Protective footwear would be less needed in warm temperatures and gentle environments, and people may simply go barefoot. In the Eastern Forests, soft-soled moccasins were common, and they were manufactured by rising up the sole of …

Indian Moccasins I (Book Two, Card 5) Moccasins are a form of shoe, boot, or slipper constructed from the skins of animals such as caribou, deer, moose, elk, and bison in the past. Indigenous peoples constructed moccasins with soft soles to fit easily into snowshoes in locations with harsh winters, such as the Subarctic. Indigenous …