ABORIGIN
OWNED AL
MADE IN
CANADA
2011 COLLECTION
Our Story
Our story begins in Canada thousands of years
ago, when our ancestors created the mukluks
and moccasins you see in these pages.
Throughout history, Aboriginal nations used
distinctive leather, furs and beadwork to reflect
their individual customs and culture.
Today, as Métis, we continue this tradition
by creating authentic, functional footwear
that connects our past with new materials
and production techniques.
Stitch by stitch, bead by bead,
we tell the story of our People.
All of our products are made in Canada.
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Throughout history, Canada’s First Peoples
wore mukluks and moccasins as they thrived
in harmony with nature. As European settlers
arrived, they too adopted our traditional
footwear as a necessary tool for survival.
1630
1870
The North American fur trade leads to
the birth of a new people – the Métis.
Manitoba becomes a province of Canada;
Métis artisans supply handmade goods for
emerging markets.
1630 – 1870
The Métis establish their own identity, with traits
of both Aboriginal and European people.
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1990
Métis siblings Sean and Heather McCormick
establish a trading post in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Aboriginal artisans trade handmade mukluks
and moccasins for the McCormicks’ tanned
leather skins and furs.
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Today
Manitobah partners with Vibram® to develop
a high-abrasion sole for the urban market and
launches a project to create business-building
partnerships with elders and artists in Aboriginal
communities.
2008
1997
The McCormicks register a Canadian
corporation and begin manufacturing
Aboriginal footwear.
2006
Manitobah Mukluks’ global brand
office is established in Canada’s
Capital Region. International
sales partnerships are created
to meet growing demand.
Hollywood stars are photographed
wearing the company’s products,
creating interest from all corners
of the world.
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Traditional artists building
traditional businesses.
Our Storyboot Project aims to help revive
the traditional arts by creating businessbuilding partnerships with elders and artisans
who fashion mukluks and moccasins the
traditional way.
From these artists we commission original
handcrafted footwear and produce a limited
collection of replicas called Storyboots.
Through our Storyboot Project we offer a 50/50
profit-sharing agreement that turns artisans into
true partners in the business of bringing their
Aboriginal footwear to the world.
In this way we hope to help Aboriginal
communities everywhere benefit from the
knowledge of their ancestors and keep
traditions alive.
From our history,
we create our future.
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ANNIE MCKAY MUKLUKS
Product Number:
Sizing: Foot Lining: Exterior: 2050150
Women’s 6-11
Sheepskin
Cowhide, Moose Hide
LIMITED EDITION REPLICAS INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED
My mother would be
happy to see traditional
arts play a role in
making communities
self-sufficient.
- Gerald McKay
Artists
at Work
Elder Vivian Moose (red shirt),
Shirley Ducharme (wearing
blue) and traditional artist
Hilda Moose reintroducing
handcrafts at the Oscar
Blackburn School in South
Indian Lake, Manitoba.
About the Artist
Annie Madeleine McKay
Cree Nation, Grand Rapids
South Indian Lake,
Manitoba, Canada
Annie Madeleine McKay was
Cree from Misipawistik Cree Nation
(Grand Rapids). Mother to eight children,
Annie spent each early Spring working the
trapline at Summerberry marsh with her
husband. Annie mastered her art by handcrafting
clothes for all of her children, including mukluks,
moccasins, hats, jackets, sweaters and socks.
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Edna Nabess,
Colomb First Nation
EDNA NABESS MUKLUKS
Product Number:
Sizing: Foot Lining: Exterior: 2050250
Women’s 6-11
Fleece
Moose Hide, Beaver Fur
LIMITED EDITION REPLICAS INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED
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My designs reflect my
heritage. Through my
work I encourage young
people to step out and
follow their dreams.
About the Artist
Edna Nabess
Cree, Mathias Colomb First Nation
EDNA NABESS MOCCASIN
Product Number:
Sizing: Foot Lining: Exterior: 2050350
Women’s 6-11
Unlined
Moose Hide
A Cree from Mathias Colomb
First Nation, Edna raised five
children by making moccasins, using skills
learned from her Cree grandmother and mother.
Today, at her store in Winnipeg, Edna makes
designer dresses with beadwork, fringe and
other Aboriginal themes.
LIMITED EDITION REPLICAS INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED
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Our Sole
When it came time to develop footwear for the city,
we challenged Vibram®, the world leader in high-performance
rubber soles, to design a sole that could withstand the effects
of cold and high-abrasion urban environments (min. 150 NBS).
Vibram® used 70 years of history and a rugged TC1 compound
to provide a durable, low-profile sole that could also serve
as a canvas for an Aboriginal story.
Together we build quality and tradition in every step.
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About the Artist
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Heather Steppler
Wolf Clan, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Heather Steppler’s maternal ancestors were musically, artistically and spiritually
inclined and include traditional birch bark biters
and medicine women.
After obtaining a Fine Arts degree, Heather embraced
her heritage by learning beading, medicine picking, Aboriginal crafts and attending powwows with her
husband and two children.
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Tipi Vibram
®
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To the right are the western mountains.
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Trees to the left of the tipi represent
the Woodland People.
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Turtle Vibram
®
The Sky represents life-giving water
falling as rain and snow.
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Sole
This is the doorway we walk through
together as modern hunter-gatherers.
Fire tells us our People will always
survive. Prairie plains behind are home
to the Great Horse and Buffalo People.
The swirling Four Winds cleanse
as the Sun circles our Mother Earth.
Sole
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A whole circle connects the life energy,
yet it is divided to show man and woman,
mother and father, the spirit world and
the physical world.
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Throughout the sky, flowing lines represent
energy flowing through all beings.
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Turtle swims towards the prairie grasses
that have always sustained life.
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Legends speak of Turtle Island, a land
created when a clump of soil on Turtle’s
shell grew into what we now call North
America. Markings on Turtle’s back
represent the moon cycles.
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Stitch by stitch, bead by bead, we tell the story of our People.Stitch by stitch
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MUKLUKS
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OUR SHEEPSKIN
Sheepskin soothes the skin and caresses the
foot, keeping you warm in winter and cool in
summer. These unique insulating qualities of
sheepskin have been known for generations.
It is why, today, we wrap the entire footbed
of every Manitobah mukluk in 100% genuine
sheepskin. Pure comfort, naturally.
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FROM OUR PAST
TALL SUEDE MUKLUK
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
FIGURE: S83.93
Copper Inuit or Mackenzie Delta
Smoked moose hide, caribou hide,
beaver skin, sinew, wool, cotton
Circa 1960
Pair of caribou mukluks with beaver
fur trim. Smoked moose hide sole
with smoked moose hide vamp
seamed at centre front and centre
back. Smoked moose hide ties. Boot
shaft and vamp composed of caribou
leg skins. Beaver fur trim at top of shaft,
flesh side has been dyed with red crepe
paper. Left boot has been pieced at top
of back leg section and appears to be
caribou skin. Drawstring casing is
composed of red wool Stroud lined with
polychrome printed cotton. Handsewn
with sinew.
CHARCOAL CHOCOLATE COPPER TAN OLIVE BLACK CHARCOAL
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
CHOCOLATE
Vibram: 2010237
Vibram: 2010207
Vibram: 2010242
Vibram: 2010202
Vibram: 2010236
Vibram: 2010206
COPPER
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE COPPER TAN OLIVE BLACK TAN
Crepe: 2010037
Crepe: 2010007
Crepe: 2010042
Crepe: 2010002 Crepe: 2010036
Crepe: 2010006 MID SUEDE MUKLUK
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13 (*In selected colours only)
Sheepskin Shearling
38.1cm (15”)
Tipi Vibram®, Crepe
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
OLIVE
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
30.5cm (12”)
Tipi Vibram®, Crepe
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
Vibram: 2010337 Vibram: 2010307 Vibram: 2010342 Vibram: 2010302 Vibram: 2010336 Vibram: 2010306 COPPER
TAN
OLIVE
BLACK
Crepe: 2010137
Crepe: 2010107
Crepe: 2010142
Crepe: 2010102
Crepe: 2010136
Crepe: 2010106
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SUEDE MUKLUKS
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SUEDE MUKLUKS
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Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FROM OUR PAST
TALL WRAP
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
FIGURE: S80.1264
Moccasins, possibly Naskapi
Smoked deerskin, horsehair, silk
Circa 1890
Deerskin two-piece moccasins,
without centre front seam and with
puckering around apron. Four rows
of silk-wrapped horsehair edging
the apron in red, white, red and then
blue. Deerskin cuffs wrapped with
narrow deerskin laces. Handsewn.
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
OLIVE
BLACK
CHOCOLATE
Vibram: 2018237
Vibram: 2018207
Vibram: 2018236
Vibram: 2018206
SHORT WRAP
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
OLIVE
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
43.2cm (17”)
Tipi Vibram®, Crepe
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
OLIVE
BLACK
Crepe: 2018037
Crepe: 2018007
Crepe: 2018036
Crepe: 2018006
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Unlined
24.1cm (9.5”)
Tipi Vibram®, Crepe
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
Vibram: 2018337
Vibram: 2018307
Vibram: 2018336
Vibram: 2018306
OLIVE
BLACK
Crepe: 2018137
Crepe: 2018107
Crepe: 2018136
Crepe: 2018106
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FROM OUR PAST
HALF TRIM MUKLUK
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: WHITE
WHITE
TAN
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
24.1cm (9.5”)
Tipi Vibram®
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
TAN
BLACK
Vibram: 2017604
Vibram: 2017602
Vibram: 2017606
FIGURE: P85.299
Mukluks, Beaver, Rose Prairie Reserve
Smoked moose hide, haired caribou hide, sinew,
wool, synthetic materials
1970 –1980
Smoked moose hide boots with back
T-seam. Apron insert and shaft completely
of caribou hide with fur intact. Moose hide
drawstring casing threaded with synthetic
green drawstring with red tassel. Shaft
lined with orange textile. Handsewn.
HALF MUKLUK
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE TAN BLACK Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
24.1cm (9.5”)
Tipi Vibram®, Crepe
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
Vibram: 2017137
Vibram: 2017107
Vibram: 2017102
Vibram: 2017106
TAN
Crepe: 2017037
Crepe: 2017007
Crepe: 2017002
Crepe: 2017006
BLACK
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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NAPPA
FROM OUR PAST
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: WHITE
WHITE
STONE
TAN
RUSSET
BLACK
FIGURE: P85.300
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13 (*In selected colours only)
Sheepskin Shearling
38.1cm (15”)
Tipi Vibram®
Cowhide Nappa, Rabbit Fur
STONE
TAN
Vibram: 2012004
Vibram: 2012037
Vibram: 2012002 Vibram: 2012011 Vibram: 2012006 RUSSET
BLACK
Mukluks with duffle liners, Slavey
Smoked moose hide, Arctic coyote fur,
sinew, wool, cotton
Circa 1983
Smoked moose hide and felted wool
boots. Moose hide bottom unit with
back T-seam and hide-welted white
wool apron insert. Hide ties are drawn
through holes near top of bottom unit.
Front and back bands of shaft are
white wool, side bands red wool.
Broad white embroidered cuff at top
of shaft has scalloped red drawstring
closure. Band of Arctic coyote fur
trim two-thirds up shaft. Red wool
drawstring. Blue wool lining inside
boots. Apron and cuff are embroidered
in red, green and yellow floral
design. Machine sewn with thread and
handsewn with sinew. Made in
1983–84 in anticipation of the visit
by Pope John Paul II.
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
COYOTE
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
2016506
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
43.2cm (17”)
Tipi Vibram®
Black Suede, Coyote Fur
TOTEM
MADE IN CANADA
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: 2017907
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
43.2cm (17”)
Tipi Vibram®
Chocolate Suede, Rabbit Fur
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NAPPA MUKLUKS
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NAPPA MUKLUKS
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TANNING
GATHERER TALL
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: STONE
Tanning is an intricate process that
requires time and patience.
Traditionally, our ancestors used
flat, palm-sized stones with beveled
edges as scrapers. They also used
bone, wood and trees in their work,
pulling the skins back and forth
around a smooth-bark tree until the
hide was ready for a four-day bath in
ash and water that would completely
remove hair from the hide.
After that, a time-tested mixture of
sunlight, brain-tanning and handsmoothing would dry and soften
the hide into a perfect piece of
leather fit for use as clothing, pouches
or blankets.
STONE
RUSSET
TAN BLACK MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Unlined
38.1cm (15”)
Tipi Vibram®, Crepe
Grain Leather
RUSSET
Vibram: 2011237
Vibram: 2011211
Vibram: 2011202
Vibram: 2011206
TAN
Crepe: 2011037
Crepe: 2011011
Crepe: 2011002
Crepe: 2011006
GATHERER MID
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: STONE
STONE
RUSSET
TAN BLACK BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Unlined
30.5cm (12”)
Tipi Vibram®, Crepe
Grain Leather
COPPER
Vibram: 2011337
Vibram: 2011311
Vibram: 2011302
Vibram: 2011306
TAN
BLACK
Crepe: 2011137
Crepe: 2011111
Crepe: 2011102
Crepe: 2011106
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FROM OUR PAST
HUNTER TALL
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: COPPER
COPPER
TAN MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Sheepskin Shearling
38.1cm (15”)
Tipi Vibram®
Cowhide Suede
TAN
Vibram: 2014242
Vibram: 2014202
FIGURE: S79.503
Mukluks, Dogrib
1930 – 1940
Smoked caribou hide, caribou hide with fur, textile
Lightly smoked caribou hide boots
with separate soft sole. Shafts and
vamps of caribou hide with fur. Fine
smoked caribou hide laces and ties,
the latter with bobbles of caribou hide
with attached caribou hide fringes
and tassels. Boot liner of wool felt.
Handsewn.
HUNTER MID
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: COPPER
COPPER
TAN Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Sheepskin Shearling
30.5cm (12”)
Tipi Vibram®
Cowhide Suede
TAN
Vibram: 2014342
Vibram: 2014302
FROM OUR PAST
DANCER
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
COPPER
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Sheepskin Shearling
30.5cm (12”)
Tipi Vibram®
Cowhide Suede
COPPER
BLACK
Vibram: 2013037
Vibram: 2013042
Vibram: 2013006
FIGURE: P85.303
Mukluks, Slavey
Smoked moose hide, smoked caribou hide,
porcupine quills, wool, cotton
1982 – 1983
Smoked moose hide boots. Bottom
unit has back T-seam and welted
apron insert. Smoked caribou hide
side bands on shaft and caribou
hide with fur on front and back of
shaft. Skin drawstring casing and
fringe at top. Shaft lined with flowered
green textile. Brown and blue wool
drawstring
with
tassel.
Apron
decorated with quillwork. Handsewn
by Mary Agnes Bonnetrouge and
Dora Minoza, Fort Providence,
Northwest Territories.
BUFFALO DANCER
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
COPPER
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Sheepskin Shearling
30.5cm (12”)
Tipi Vibram®
Cowhide Suede
COPPER
BLACK
Vibram: 2013537
Vibram: 2013542
Vibram: 2013506
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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Mukluks and moccasins,
as much as any other
artifact, hold the story
of how our ancestors lived,
worked and played.
S. McCormick
Sean McCormick
founder, Manitobah Mukluks
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MÉTIS
Mé-tis [mey-tee]
Canada’s First Peoples descended of
marriages to Europeans, mainly French.
The Métis are one of three officially
recognized Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.
MÉTIS MUKLUK
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
TAN
BLACK
The Métis People wove floral art patterns
into the lives of most tribes on the Northern
Plains. These designs became a defining
cultural symbol for us. For this reason,
the Dakota Sioux and Cree called us the
“Flower Beadwork People.”
Métis women had always adorned tipis and
clothing with geometric beadwork, but the
patterns changed when Roman Catholic
missions along the St. Lawrence River
introduced the Métis to European folk art.
By the 1830s, vibrant floral designs were
found on most of our products.
Floral beadwork reached unrivaled levels
of artistry throughout the Red River region
during the mid-nineteenth century.
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
38.1cm (15”)
Tipi Vibram®
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
TAN
Vibram: 2015237
Vibram: 2015207
Vibram: 2015202
Vibram: 2015206
MÉTIS MOCCASIN
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
TAN
BLACK
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
Crepe
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
TAN
BLACK
2025037
2025007
2025002
2025006
With great pride we continue to create
mukluks and moccasins that reflect our
unique artistic heritage.
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Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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h, bead by bead, we tell the story of our People. Stitch by stitch,
MOCCASINS
FROM OUR PAST
TIPI
MADE IN CANADA
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
FIGURE: P85.286
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
TAN
OLIVE
BLACK
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Fleece
Suede
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
TAN
OLIVE
BLACK
2020037
2020007
2020042
2020002
2020036
2020006
Moccasin, Slavey
Moose hide, rabbit fur, moose hair, nylon
Circa 1983
Unsmoked, moose hide two-piece
moccasins with white wool apron
and back T-seam. Hide welt
around apron. Rabbit fur collar.
Decorated with moose hair tufted
floral design in red, green and yellow
on apron, with green dyed quill stems.
Handsewn with dental floss.
TRAVELLER
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
TAN
OLIVE
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Sheepskin Shearling
Crepe
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
TAN
OLIVE
BLACK
2020137
2020107
2020142
2020102
2020136
2020106
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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TIPI MOCCASINS
TIPI MOCCASINS
JOURNEY
FROM OUR PAST
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
COPPER TAN OLIVE
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Sheepskin Shearling
Vibram®
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
TAN
Vibram: 2020237
Vibram: 2020207
Vibram: 2020242
Vibram: 2020202
Vibram: 2020236
Vibram: 2020206
FIGURE: P87.195
Moccasin, Ojibwa
Smoked deerskin, wool, cotton, silk,
glass beads, sinew
Circa 1870
Smoked
deerskin
moccasins
decorated in three shades of blue,
two shades of yellow, red, gold,
white, green and pink beads. Apron
of green khaki wool with floral motifs
worked in beads. Strip from apron
to toe decorated in red silk appliqué
and trimmed in beaded linear
patterns. Collar of khaki wool
decorated in floral patterns of beads,
tongue lined in printed floral cotton.
Handsewn with sinew.
RED RIVER
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
2022002
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Sheepskin
Cowhide Suede
Reverse Sheepskin, Rabbit Fur
ASSINIBOINE
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
2022104
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin
Cowhide Suede
Reverse Sheepskin, Rabbit Fur
OLIVE
BLACK
CANOE
FROM OUR PAST
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: TAN
TAN
RUSSET
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined, Sheepskin Shearling
Turtle Vibram®
Grain Leather
RUSSET
Unlined: 2027502
Unlined: 2027511
Sheepskin Shearling: 3027502
Sheepskin Shearling: 3027511
FIGURE: P92.41
Moccasin, Woodland Cree
Deerskin, moose hide, glass, textile, thread
1875 – 1900
Smoked moose hide bottom
units with deerskin cuffs. “Rabbit
nose” front T-seam. Apron tightly
beaded with four–petal flower in
blue with gold centre, six–petal
flower in plum/brown with
turquoise centre and bud motif
design in garnet, green and pink,
all on white ground with green
beaded surround and edged with
twisted garnet and ecru silk braid.
Handsewn.
NOTES
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FROM OUR PAST
PADDLE
MADE IN CANADA
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: Women’s 5-11
Unlined
10.2cm (4”)
Turtle Vibram®
Cowhide Suede
CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
BLACK
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
BLACK
Unlined: 2026337
Unlined: 2026307
Unlined: 2026342
Unlined: 2026306
FIGURE: P80.1278
Moccasin, Plains Ojibwa
Deerskin, glass and steel beads
Circa 1890
Smoked deerskin moccasins with
vamp entirely beaded in opaque
glass and faceted steel beads.
Large floral motif on white
background. Extended tongue.
Upper part of counter consists of
two pieces. Skin laces at ankle
pass through quarter and tongue.
T-seam at centre back.
PADDLE GRAIN
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: STONE
STONE
TAN
RUSSET
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined, Sheepskin Shearling
10.2cm (4”)
Turtle Vibram®
Grain Leather
TAN
Unlined: 2026437
Unlined: 2026402
Unlined: 2026411
Unlined: 2026406
RUSSET
BLACK
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026437
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026402
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026411
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026406
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FROM OUR PAST
PORTAGE
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
FIGURE: P01.71
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined
15.2cm (6”)
Turtle Vibram®
Suede
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
BLACK
Unlined: 2026537
Unlined: 2026507
Unlined: 2026542
Unlined: 2026506
Moccasin, Gwich’in
Deerskin, beads, sinew, thread, horsehair, silk
Early 20th century
Heavily
beaded,
sinew-sewn
deerskin moccasins with wrapped
cuff and black velvet apron. Upper
has centre seam and T-seam at the
back. Apron of black velvet edged
in silk thread wrapped around
horsehair. Both the apron and
the upper are beaded with floral
designs. Wrapped cuff has pinked
edges and thong is laced through
the moccasin upper and then wound
around the cuff. Traces remain of
the original Stroud cuff in the seam
between the moccasin and the cuff.
PORTAGE GRAIN
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: STONE
STONE
TAN
RUSSET
BLACK
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined, Sheepskin Shearling
15.2cm (6”)
Turtle Vibram®
Grain Leather
TAN
Unlined: 2026637
Unlined: 2026602
Unlined: 2026611
Unlined: 2026606
RUSSET
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026637
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026602
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026611
Sheepskin Shearling: 3026606
BLACK
FROM OUR PAST
VOYAGEUR
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
FIGURE: P85.314
Mukluk, Tanana
Smoked moose hide, nylon, beaver fur, cloth
Circa 1984
Smoked moose hide boots. Soft
bottom unit slightly turned up all
around, welt stitched to two hide
strips with straight seam at back,
welted centre seam at front. Hide
tab with slit inserted on either
side of foot to anchor thong. Front
upper continuous with front of shaft.
Back shaft formed of two bands of
hide. Shaft seams welted. Beaver
fur trim with hide fringes, hide
drawstring casing, hide drawstring.
Lined with mint-green-coloured
fleece. Handsewn with dental floss
by Ada Gallen in Northway, Alaska.
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined
26.7cm (10.5”)
Turtle Vibram®
Suede
CHOCOLATE
VOYAGEUR GRAIN
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: STONE
STONE
TAN
RUSSET
BLACK
COPPER
BLACK
Unlined: 2014737
Unlined: 2014707
Unlined: 2014742
Unlined: 2014706
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined, Sheepskin Shearling
26.7cm (10.5”)
Turtle Vibram®
Grain Leather
TAN
Unlined: 2014837
Unlined: 2014802
Unlined: 2014811
Unlined: 2014806
RUSSET
BLACK
Sheepskin Shearling: 2014937
Sheepskin Shearling: 2014902
Sheepskin Shearling: 2014911
Sheepskin Shearling: 2014906
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FROM OUR PAST
HARVESTER SUEDE
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: CHARCOAL
FIGURE: P92.65
CHARCOAL
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
TAN
OLIVE
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined
14cm (5.5”)
Turtle Vibram®
Suede
CHOCOLATE
COPPER
TAN
OLIVE
BLACK
2026737
2026707
2026742
2026702
2026736
2026706
Moccasin, Dogrib
Caribou hide or moose hide, deerskin or
caribou hide, glass, textile thread, cotton,
wool, sinew
1960 – 1965
Smoked moose or caribou hide
moccasins with deerskin or caribou
hide wraparound cuffs. Collars and
vamp aprons fully beaded with
pink, red, two shades of green,
clear, mauve and yellow beads in
floral design and foliate on white
ground with dark blue and white
edge beading. Handsewn with
sinew and thread by Margaret
Football in Fort Rae, Northwest
Territories.
HARVESTER GRAIN
Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: STONE
STONE
TAN
RUSSET
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11
Unlined
14cm (5.5”)
Turtle Vibram®
Grain Leather
TAN
RUSSET
BLACK
2026837
2026802
2026811
2026806
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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7cm (2.75”)
THE PERFECT FIT
SCOUT
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: Suede sole
Vibram sole Our footwear is authentic. On our
leather-sole shoes, we do not use
a shoe last to heat or steam the
material around a standard shoe form.
Instead, our rolled toe piece forms
naturally to the shape of each wearer’s
foot, providing an age-old comfort
you can call your own.
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
MADE IN CANADA
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13 (Leather sole only)
Unlined
Turtle Vibram®, Leather
Reversed Grain Leather
2025050
2025150
POWWOW
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
2023230
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Unlined
Suede
Reversed Grain Leather
INFANT SCOUT
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: CLASSIC
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
2024640
S, M, L (see Infant Size Chart on page 57)
Unlined
Canadian Deerskin Leather
Canadian Deerskin Leather
MADE IN CANADA
2023030
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Unlined
Leather
Grain Leather
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DEERSKIN MUKLUK
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Shaft Height: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
2041040
Women’s 5-11
Sheepskin Shearling
38.1cm (15”)
Tipi Vibram®
Canadian Deerskin Leather, Rabbit Fur
DEERSKIN MOCCASIN
Product #: Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: 50
MADE IN CANADA
2042040
Women’s 5-11, Men’s 6-13
Fleece
Canadian Deerskin Leather
Canadian Deerskin Leather, Rabbit Fur
DEERSKIN SLIPPERS
MADE IN CANADA
FROM OUR PAST
Sizing: Style: Sole: Product #: Women’s 5-10
Solid Design
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2024040
Sizing: Style: Sole: Product #: Women’s 5-10
Flower Design
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2024140
Sizing: Style: Sole: Product #: Women’s 5-10
Wheat Design
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2024240
FIGURE: S96.16
Caribou hide bag, Chipewyan
Caribou leg skins, nylon
Circa 1996
DEERSKIN PURSES
MADE IN CANADA
Bag for storing dried caribou
meat and/or pemmican made by
Mrs. Caroline Thorassie of Tadoule
Lake, Manitoba. Haired caribou leg
skin bag with dehaired caribou hide
band around top with drawstring
closure. Handsewn with nylon thread.
5
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6
3
1
4
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Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
STYLE: DIMENSIONS: EXTERIOR: PRODUCT #: Purse with Fringe
18 cm wide x 26 cm tall Canadian Deerskin Leather
2040140RG
2
Small Change Purse
10 cm wide x 6.5 cm tall
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2040440SM
3
Medium Change Purse
12 cm wide x 11 cm tall
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2040440MD
4
Large Change Purse
15 cm wide x 10 cm tall
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2040440LG
5
STYLE: DIMENSIONS: EXTERIOR: PRODUCT #: Shoulder Bag
12 cm wide x 20 cm tall
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2040240RG
6
Pouch
10 cm wide x 16 cm tall
Canadian Deerskin Leather
2040340RG
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Stitch by stitch, bead by bead, we tell the story of our People.Stitch by stitch
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
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e. Stitch by stitch, bead by bead,
h, bead by bead, we tell the story of our PeoplYOUTH,
MITTS & GAUNTLETS
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MINI MUKLUK
FROM OUR PAST
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: MADE IN CANADA
Infant, Children, Youth (see Size Chart on Page 57)
Sheepskin Shearling
Crepe
Suede, Rabbit Fur
PINK
TAN
TAN
PINK
INFANT
2010002INF
2010019INF
CHILDREN
2010002C
2010019C
YOUTH
2010002Y
2010019Y
FIGURE: P85.293
Children’s boots, Beaver
Smoked moose hide, beaver fur,
wool, glass, nylon thread
Early 1970s
Smoked moose hide boots for young
child in two-piece construction with
apron insert. Apron completely covered
with polychrome beads. Attached hide
ties inserted between forepart edges
of bottom unit and welt. Back T-seam.
Handsewn with dental floss. Beaver
fur shaft with purple felt cuff with
drawstring casing at topline, threaded
with white wool drawstring ending
in tassel. Made by Ruth Klemola,
Fontas River.
MINI MOCCASIN
Sizing: Foot Lining: Sole: Exterior: PINK
TAN
PINK
MADE IN CANADA
Infant, Children, Youth (see Size Chart on Page 57)
Fleece
Cowhide Suede
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
TAN
INFANT
2020002INF
2020019INF
CHILDREN
2020002C
2020019C
YOUTH
2020002Y
2020019Y
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FROM OUR PAST
BLACK
GAUNTLET
Sizing: Lining: Exterior: FIGURE: P87.74
TAN
BLACK
MADE IN CANADA
XS, S, M, L, XL
Fleece
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
2031202
2031206
Pair of mittens attached to each other by
way of long hide thong, all decorated
with porcupine quill work in purple,
turquoise, orange and fuchsia. Fringe
inserted at seams and cuff.
Images and text courtesy of Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
A colour image of this artifact can be found at:
www.manitobah.ca/artifacts
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FRINGE
GAUNTLET
Product #: Sizing: Lining: Exterior: MITT
Sizing: Lining: Exterior: CHARCOAL
TAN
BLACK
Mittens, Gwich’in
Unsmoked caribou hide,
porcupine quills, elaegnus seeds, sinew,
aniline and natural dyes
1890 – 1900
Alexander MacKenzie observed in
1789, “Their [Gwich’in] shirts are...
tapering to apoint...embellished with
a short fringe...The sleeves are wide
& short, but their mittens supply this
deficiency, as they...come over...the
sleeve...they wear them continually
hanging by a cord over their necks.”
CHARCOAL
TAN
MADE IN CANADA
2031002
XS, S, M, L, XL
Fleece
Cowhide Suede
MADE IN CANADA
S, M, L
Fleece
Cowhide Suede, Rabbit Fur
2030037
2030002
2030006
TAN
BLACK
SIZING & CARE
ADULT
US/CAD SIZES
Women’s
INFANT
& TODDLER
Protection: Use a silicon–based leather/suede protector.
Do not spray fur, as it contains natural protective oils.
5 35
22.8 cm
6 36
23.5 cm
7
5 37
24.1 cm
8
6 38
24.8 cm
9
7 39
25.4 cm
To Dry: Once wet, allow your footwear to dry naturally.
10
8 40
26.0 cm
11
9 41
26.7 cm
12
10 42
27.3 cm
Wear: Never pull fur when putting on or removing boot.
Cross laces over before tightening to avoid tearing
leather eyeholes.
11 43
28.0 cm
12 44
28.7 cm
13 45
29.3 cm
SIZE US
SIZE EU
CM
AGE RANGE
To Clean: Leather can be cleaned using a gentle soap
and soft brush.
(Approx.)
0–9 months
Custom fit your crepe sole
S
1/2
17/18
8.5 cm
M
3/4
19/20
10.5 cm
9–12 months
L
5/6
21/22
12.5 cm
12–18 months
S
7/8
23/24
14.5 cm
18–24 months
M
9/10
25/26
15.8 cm
2–3 years
L
11/12
27/29
17.9 cm
3–4 years
1. Heat soles with a blow-dryer
until soft and flexible
(approx. 10 minutes).
1
13/1
30/33
20.0 cm
4–5 years
2. Wear your mukluks as the
crepe sole cools.
2
2
34
22.1 cm
5–6 years
3
3
35
22.8 cm
6–8 years
YOUTH
Caring for your Manitobah footwear
CM
OUR SIZE
CHILD
US/CAD SIZES
SIZE EU
Men’s
Crepe is a natural material that forms to the shape of your foot.
Over time, a crepe sole will feel like a part of you. To encourage
the rubber to form faster, follow these steps.
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POINT OF SALE
RED FOAM CORE SIGN
Item: Dimensions: POINT OF SALE SYSTEM
Item: Dimensions: 60
2010001RACK1
24” x 64” x 24”
MADE IN CANADA
MADE IN CANADA
Item: Dimensions: Item: Dimensions: 2010001SIGN
15.5” x 11.5”
SELF–STANDING METAL SIGN
2010001METAL
5” x 3” x 1.5”
STAMPED WOOD BLOCK
MADE IN CANADA
BIRCHBARK TIPI & CANOE
Item: Dimensions: MADE IN CANADA
2010001WOOD
5.5” x 7” x 3”
2010001TIPI
5” x 6.5” x 4”
MADE IN CANADA
Birchbark art dates back to our earliest times. Add authenticity
and charm to your Manitobah display with the handmade
birchbark art of Aboriginal artist Margaret Gordon.
My mother taught me the
skills I use. I proudly continue
to make traditional crafts
in her memory today.
About the Artist
Margaret Gordon
Ojibwe, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Margaret Gordon has been creating
traditional crafts for much of her life.
She specializes in beadwork, birchbark and quill
work and dedicates her work to the memory of
her dear departed mother, Nora Maiangowi,
who passed on these traditional skills to her.
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COMMUNITY
Partnering with CAHRD
allows us to hire skilled
Aboriginal employees
as our company grows.
As our business grows, so too does our support for our
community. For years we have worked with the Centre
for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD),
an Aboriginal non-profit organization that touches on
all aspects of Aboriginal community life.
Each year we partner with CAHRD to provide an
education bursary that allows Aboriginal students
to attend college or university. Together with CAHRD,
our hope is to bring self-determination to all Aboriginal
people through improved literacy skills and training
for new career paths, including working with us.
To learn more about how CAHRD supports Canada’s
Aboriginal community, please visit: www.cahrd.org
Centre for Aboriginal
Human Resources
Development
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• 3000+ Aboriginal adults
provided with education, training
and employment services annually
• 1000s of Aboriginal people
have found employment directly
through CAHRD
• 500+ individuals enrolled in
education and training programs
each year
• 100s of CAHRD students
have gone on to graduate
from post-secondary institutions
AUTHENTICITY
Every Manitobah product comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that outlines
the role of Aboriginal-owned companies within Canada’s economic landscape.
It is a reminder to every Manitobah customer that they have helped to
support a certified Aboriginal-owned business.
What does it mean
to be Aboriginal-owned?
• Supporting Aboriginal communities
• Sharing success with others
• Keeping traditions alive
• Celebrating Aboriginal
values and history
Our designation as a CAMSC
Certified Supplier verifies
Manitobah Mukluks as an
Aboriginal-owned member
company operating in Canada.
Our success is defined
by achieving business
goals in harmony with
community values.
Capital for Aboriginal Prosperity and Entrepreneurship (CAPE)
Fund’s mission is to further a culture of economic independence,
ownership, entrepreneurship and enterprise management among
Aboriginal peoples through the creation and growth of successful
businesses. In 2010, Manitobah Mukluks became one of the
CAPE Fund’s primary investments.
For more information, visit: capefund.ca
Heather McCormick
Heather McCormick
co-founder, Manitobah Mukluks
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Made in Canada
Our authenticity is our ancestry.
At Manitobah, we aim to make the world’s most comfortable,
authentic traditional footwear. To achieve this, we manufacture
our products in Canada, where Aboriginal footwear has been
made for thousands of years.
Keeping production close to our ancestral home allows us
to remain authentic. And, of course, a made-in-Canada label
expresses our support for ethical working conditions, fair wage
labour and time-tested quality.
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HEADQUARTERS AND MANUFACTURING
932 Erin Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2W5 Canada
Phone: 1.204.783.2557
GLOBAL BRAND AND SALES OFFICE
996, chemin d’Aylmer, Gatineau (Québec) J9H 5V1 Canada
Phone: 1.819.486.1006
Toll-free: 1.877.945.5551
Email: [email protected]
www.manitobah.ca
ROLLAND ENVIRO 100® PAPER
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT STATEMENT
of using 100% post–consumer waste fibre vs. virgin fibre
Manitobah Mukluks saved the following resources by using 100%
post–consumer recycled fibre, processed chlorine–free and designated
Ancient Forest Friendly™.
TREES
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WATER
143,351 litres
AIR EMISSIONS
2976 kg
SOLID WASTE
2444 kg