A Native American tradition, especially among the Plains Tribes, was that any time a warrior went to battle he would wear only new moccasins. The reason for this was the new moccasins were to help insure his safe return home from the upcoming battle. Should he be killed or seriously injured, the new moccasins would ease his transition into the afterlife. The Warrior Moccasin Project draws from that tradition and honors the sacrifice being made by our Native American troops currently serving in harm’s way in the Middle East.
Each pair of moccasins are hand made from deer hide and decorated with hand beading on the vamp of the moccasin. Each pair is blessed and smudged according to tradition. Included with each pair of moccasins is an informational sheet explaining the reason for the gift of the moccasins being passed to the service member and a combination of other healing herbs.
Moccasins are free to NNAVA members, non NNAVA members may be charged a minimal fee to defray the cost of materials and shipping.
All work is done by volunteers with no renumeration for their efforts.
Donations of time and/or materials is allways welcome.