ROCK YOUR MOCS
Announcing! Rock Your Mocs 2024
Dates: November 10th – 16th
Official hashtag: #RockYourMocs
Why a week? To create more event opportunity days, especially for schools, people who work M-F, and people organizing events.
Do we have to wear our Mocs the whole week? Nope, choose a day or days, or the whole week
Is there a main day? The original day will always be November 15th
What is Rock Your Mocs?
Established 2011, Rock Your Mocs, is a worldwide Native American & Indigenous Peoples social media event held annually and during National Native American Heritage Month in the U.S. A.. People wear their moccasins, take a photo/video/story, add hashtag #RockYourMocs and upload to social media. This creates an online photo album for the world to see and enjoy. Additionally individuals, organizations, casino's, schools, museums and tribes are taking the initiative to create their own independent events throughout the world.
Rock Your Mocs was founded in 2011 by Jessica Jaylyn Atsye (Laguna Pueblo, NM U.S.A.) and beginning 2013 has been annually organized and produced by Native American event producer Melissa Sanchez (Acoma/Laguna Pueblos NM U.S.A.) of @Emergence Productions
Why: We, as Indigenous people stand united through our tribal individuality, symbolically wear our moccasins, honor our ancestors, and indigenous peoples worldwide, during Rock Your Mocs and National Native American Heritage Month
Where is RYM held? Where ever you may be and wherever your day takes you or there may be an event in your community
How to join in:
- Wear your moccasins or a turquoise Awareness Ribbon or a T-shirt or organize an event
- Take a picture and post on MCNAA facebook page.
Photo credit: IG @nanibah
Donate below to the Mass. Center for Native American Awareness.