MANITOBAH MUKLUKS
Storyboot Project artist Rosa Scribe is from Norway House. Photos courtesy of Manitobah Mukluks
accomplishments,” McCormick says. Some graduates have gone on to become Storyboot Project members, and the programs do so much for the well-being of the participants and their communities. “We were delivering a Storyboot School program for a week at Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan a couple of years ago, and you could see the pride in the community. There was just a lot of cheer,” McCormick says. “The elders were so happy to see their people taking part in these traditional practises. It was really heartwarming to see — of all the things we’ve done with Manitobah Mukluks, that was certainly one of my proudest moments.” “We have a pretty aggressive strategy over the next year for Storyboot Project to double the amount of artists that we’re working with and double the revenue as well.”
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McCormick says company growth is coming. “We have a pretty aggressive strategy over the next year for Storyboot Project to double the amount of artists that we’re working with and double the revenue as well,” he says. Storyboot School will grow too, although in-person program delivery has been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Well over 1,000 participants have come through the Storyboot School in many First Nations and Metis communities and at universities and schools all across Canada,” he says. “I know it’s a lofty goal but we’re working towards getting Storyboot School into all the public schools.” Over the past year, Manitobah Mukluks has developed an online archive and online curriculum so it can deliver classes anywhere in the world. “It’s open to everybody but the focus is to make sure that the Indigenous students get access because it’s not just making mukluks; there’s a lot about pride in their culture and
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