In my teen years, I’d schlep around the house as a grumpy, emo high schooler—yet I’d be wearing the most beautiful handmade moccasins ... include one with a beaded feather on the top ...

(Submitted by Christine McRae) McRae's moccasins were custom made by Jamie Gentry, a designer from the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, using buffalo hide and a beaded fireweed design. "It's also a way of ...