20 Uber-Cool Natives Rocking Mocs (RockYourMocs Day is Nov. 15!)

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Gyasi Ross, Blackfeet/Suquamish

Attorney, author, activist, talking head.

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Dr. Adrienne Keene, Cherokee

Cultural critic, panel regular, author of the influential nativeappropriations.com blog

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Iskwe, Cree/Dene

Singer and songwriter of pop/soul/dance music. Description-defier.

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Gabriel Ayala, Yaqui

World-class classical guitarist, 2011 NAMA Artist of the Year, inventor of the "jazzmenco" style.

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Ryan Red Corn, Osage

Member of the 1491s, graphic designer, photographer, performer of one-armed handstands.

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Inez Jasper, Sto:lo/Ojibway/Metis

Singer, songwriter, musician, actress and activist. One of four Indigenous artists featured on the MTV series "Rebel Music."

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Kristi Lane Sinclair, Haida/Cree

Folk singer-songwriter, self-described as "grunge classical"

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Dr. Jessica Metcalfe, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

Fashion arbiter and entrepreneur. Author of the Beyond Buckskin blog and creator of the Beyond Buckskin Boutique, beyondbuckskin.com

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Sage Paul, Dene

Fashion designer and promoter of the "authentic appropriations" concept.

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JB the First Lady, Nuxalk/Cayuga

Hip hop/spoken-word artist, traditional dancer, educator.

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Kaniehtiio Horn, Mohawk

Actress, regular on the Netflix series "Hemlock Grove" and the SyFy series "Defiance."

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Lisa Charleyboy, Tsilhqot’in

Writer, style maven, entrepreneur, actress, avoider of gluten. Aka Urban Native Girl.

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Lil' Mike and Funny Bone, Pawnee/Choctaw

Rappers, as the duo Mike Bone, seen on America's Got Talent.

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Roseanne Supernault, Metis

Actress known for her work in the films "Maina" and "Rhymes for Young Ghouls," and the TV series "Blackstone."

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Sera-Lys McArthur, Nakota

Actress, series regular on CBC's "Arctic Air," and one of the title characters in the film/series pilot "Skye & Chang"

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Suzette Amaya, Kwakwaka’ wakw/Cree/Nisga’a/Coast Salish

"Big Brother Canada" contestant, radio producer, public speaker.

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Jacob Pratt, Dakota/Salteaux

Dancer, model, student, entrepreneur. Owner and creative director of Wambdi Dance.

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Crystle Lightning, Enoch Cree

Hip Hop MC with LightningCloud and actress

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Tanis Parenteau, Metis/Cree/Sioux

Actress, most recently seen on Netflix series "House of Cards," and fitness advocate.

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Thosh Collins, Pima/Osage, and James Jones, Cree

Photographer (Collins) and dancer (Jones), seen here on the night they filmed the "Rock Your Mocs" video (embedded below) in New York City.

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By:

ICTMN Staff

11/14/14

Come on, all the cool kids are doing it.

Saturday, November 15, the midpoint of Native American Heritage Month, has in recent years become known as "Rock Your Mocs Day"—a grassroots Native-pride gesture that, thanks to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, has become a phenomenon all over Turtle Island.

It goes something like this: You wear your moccasins on Saturday, and you post a picture of them to your social site(s) of choice. What follows is a lot of ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the beauty and craftsmanship of the original Indigenous footwear, as well as sharing, replying, and retweeting, with comments like "Where did you get those?" and "I want these!"

Here are some photos of Indian country's hip and famous—the musicians, the actors, the artists, the dancers, the writers—who are helping Native culture to thrive in the 21st century. Watch your feeds for mock-rocking pictures from them tomorrow, and by all means, do join in. Some links:

Rock Your Mocs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockYourMocs

Rock Your Mocs on Twitter: @ROCKYOURMOCS (and tag us at @indiancountry or @ICTMN_Arts if you like) and use the hashtag #RockYourMocs

Here's a now-famous video that photographer Thosh Collins made for Rock Your Mocs 2013 with dancer James Jones:

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Michael Madrid

Good moves! Better moves with killer Mocs!

Wed, 11/19/2014 - 13:07

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