Chief Poking Fire’s Son Walking Sky | In Costume
In her 1980 Montreal Gazette article
Caughnawaga Designs All The Rage In Europe .
journalist Iona Monahan talked about the fine textile work of Mohawk Margie Karaqwisake who had started out making costumes for the Chief Poking Fire Village dancers and who then went on to make “soft leather dresses and vests – to order” for European clients.
Karaqwisake was married to Red Pathfinder, son of Walking Sky and grandson of Chief Poking Fire. It is Walking Sky who is pictured in the chrome postcard to your right.
I learned from this article that Karaqwisake was passing on her skills to her children, and it makes me wonder whether I saw any of their handiwork on display last summer at Kahnawake’s Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow.
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I am really enjoying these postcards of the Native Americans! It is so interesting how they passed on their skills to their children, keeping their heritage alive.
I love those Indian names.
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