I can’t remember if I posted a picture of the moose hide shoes that Lizzy Lowrie made me when I was a baby and I just saw a picture of them today so thought I’d do a quick post about them.
Lizzy Lowrie (not sure how her name is spelled) was a First Nations Princess of the Kitselas Tribe. She was (I was told) the last of the Kitselas ‘royalty’ and lived in Usk. She married a white guy - Scottish, I think, and I cannot remember his first hame. While I was born in Smithers, it was only because there was no hospital in Usk in 1945. Lizzie made these and gave them to my mom for me. Mother gave them to me at some point and I carried them with me through all our moves etc. Then, a few years ago I got in contact with Helene McRae who was researching and writing about the history of Usk. She and I communicated regularly via email and when we went to Terrace, Stefan and I stopped in to visit with her and Bill a couple of times. Lovely, interesting couple who are both gone now. I asked Helene if she would like the moccasins for a future museum or ? She said she would love them and would look after them well. I knew our kids had no connection with the north or anything and was happy to send them to her. During one of our communications, Helene told me she was in contact with Lizzie’s granddaughter and I asked her if she thought the granddaughter might like them. She checked and that’s where they are now - back with Lizzie’s family! Yay.
So, that’s the story of how I cam to be given them and where they are now.
Cheerio,
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