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TraditionsharedthroughmodernmoccasinmakingArtsCultureTraditionalArts15TuesdayJuly82014PublicNoticeFORTSMITHHEALTHSOCIALSERVICESTHEHEALTHCENTREMAINENTRANCERE-OPENSONMONDAYJULY72014.ThefrontdoortotheleftoftheEmergencyEntranceatthetopoftheupperparkinglotshouldbeusedastheMainEntrancetotheHealthCentrebeginningMondayJuly7.Pleaseparkinthemainupperparkinglot.SUMMERHOURSEFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELYMonday-Friday800am-1200pm100pm-500pmClosedoverlunchEMERGENCYSERVICESAREAVAILABLE24HOURSDAY.ThankyouforyourongoingpatienceduringourrenovationsprocessFORGENERALINQUIRESPLEASECALL872-6200.ALLPROGRAMSAREMOVINGBACKTOTHEHEALTHCENTREHOMECARE..............................................JULY2930............................OPENSJULY31PUBLICHEALTH....................................JULY2930............................OPENSJULY31MEDICALCLINIC...................................AUGUST18-22........................OPENSAUGUST25COMMUNITYCOUNSELLING.....AUGUST18-22........................OPENSAUGUST25DEPARTMENTCLOSEDFORMOVEOPENSATHEALTHCENTREByDALICARMICHAELItwasaweekendoffriend-shipandtraditionallearningforwomentakingpartinamoccasin-makingworkshopheldinFortSmithlastweek.TheclasswashostedattheNorthernLifeMuseumandCulturalCentreovertwoconsecutiveweekendsledbyBrendaChalifouxandMargoHarneywhorunsimilarbi-weeklyaffairsforstudentsatAuroraCollegethrough-outtheyear.Thersthalfoftheses-sionwhichranJuly4to6wasdedicatedtodesigningandbeadingthemoccasinuppersthedecorativepor-tionofthetraditionalfoot-wearthatcoversthetopofthefoot.ChalifouxandHarneykickedthingsoffbysharingsamplesoftheirownworkacollectionofintricatede-signsforpurseswalletsvestsmoccasinsandmuk-lukssewnontoavarietyoftannedhides.Nexttheydiscussedtheuseofvariousbeadsandthebeststitchesforeachpattern.Theydivulgedthattheyfoundinspirationfortheirpatternsfromanumberofsourcesfromtraditionalmoccasindesignstosten-cilsliningthewallsoftat-tooparlours.Afterthisbriefintroitwastimetodrawdesignsfortheuppersandpreparetoworkonthemnextday.Eachparticipanthadtheirownreasonsforsign-ingup.SomelikeSydneyOSullivanhadstartedproj-ectsyearsearlierandwantedencouragementtopickthemupagain.WhatIhaveherewasmyrstprojectandInevernisheditOSullivansaidsheepishlyadmittingthatshehadstartedsewingheruppers36yearsago.ThisworkshopwasbeingdeliveredsoIjustdugitup.TherewereotherslikeSandyPoitraswhosimplyneededtoroundouttheirex-istingskills.ThoughPoitrascanhuntskinandtanamoosebuthadneverlearnedhowtoturnthehideintomoccasins.IfyouthinkhistoricallywhatSandysdoingiswhatallwomendidHarneysaid.Theygotthehidesandtannedthemandsewedforthefamily.Thoughtheweekendwasanexerciseinatradition-allyfemaleactivityforFirstNationsgroupsHarneyandChalifouxmadeitcleartherewerenobarriersforanyonewillingtoparticipate.AtthecollegewedontturnanybodyawayChalifouxsaid.Iftheywanttobeadmaleorfemaleitdoesntmatterwhichregiontheycomefromwhichreligion.Iftheyrewillingtobeadandtheyhavethepassionforitthenweteachthem.Themoccasintailorswillcompletetheirprojectsandsewtheirdecorativeuppersontoapairofmoose-hidemoccasinswhenthesessioncontinuesonJuly11and12.Thiswastherstmuseumworkshoprunbytheduobuttheydontplanonitbeingthelast.ChalifouxandHarneyarealreadyplanningtheirnextlessonwhentheyhopetoteachonhowtostitchtra-ditionalleathermittens.PhotosDaliCarmichaelMargoHarneyleftandBrendaChalifouxleadthemoccasinmakingworkshop.MalorieRehmcarefullystitchesbeadsontohernon-traditionalstylemoccasinuppers.