Online moccasin store sparks debate with ‘Indigenous inspired’ designs – CBC

Dec 09, 2025

‘It looks really distinguishable, like a Haudenosaunee pattern,’ says Christi Belcourt

A website selling moccasins with what looks like Haudenosaunee-style beadwork but with no attribution to an artist or community has sparked conversation online about how to identify authentic Indigenous crafts.

Métis visual artist Christi Belcourt made a social media post in November flagging the website, Moccasin Canada. Its name is similar to another business, Moccasins Canada, but the Moccasin Canada Facebook page appears to have been created in November.

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