Open Thread WE 20 SEP 23 ~ moccasin telegraph
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 09/20/2023 - 7:00am~
It is a running joke among the Métis that they often heard rumours through the “Moccasin Telegraph”. In the past, when the Métis traveled on foot, wearing moccasins, this metaphor bore truth since this was the main form of transmitting information.