The Blackfeet Buckskin Shirt
by Anna Bullshoe
In this lesson we will construct a traditional shirt. The objective of constructing a Blackfeet shirt is to teach the student using paper bags, sequins, yarn and paints/colored pencils/crayons how to make a shirt depicting traditional Blackfeet Mountain designs and personal family or individual histories or important events in the life of each student. The goal of this lesson is for the student to create a simile of what a traditional Blackfeet shirt looks like. The student will also learn the importance of recording individual or family histories using shirts as a vehicle to enhance the oral and pictographic history of Blackfeet families.
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The Blackfeet Buckskin Shirt by Anna Bullshoe
