BB Facebook | Best of October

I post a lot of fashion news on the Beyond Buckskin Facebook Fan Page. It's a great way to share info quickly without having to prep and write an entire post on it.

I've recently started a 'Best of' post for each month where I highlight some of the coolest images, the most interesting articles, the biggest misappropriators, and the neatest videos that were posted to the Beyond Buckskin Facebook page. So, now that we're way into November, it's safe to look back at October and pick out some good ones, so, fashionistas, here you go:

Flashback Friday | Honoring Kateri

A year ago, Tammy Beauvais launched her Kateri collection to honor the Mohawk woman who will become the first Native American to be recognized as a Saint by the Catholic Church.

The Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, also known as "Lily of the Mohawks," was a Mohawk woman born in 1656. She died at the young age of 24, but the years leading up to her untimely death were marked with sincere Catholic devotion.

After she passed on, various miracles were associated with her. Catholics began petitioning the Vatican to declare Kateri a saint over 130 years ago, but it wasn't until the 1980s that the Vatican certified the first miracle attributed to her intercession. Last year, the Vatican credited her with stopping a flesh-eating infection and healing a Native American boy in Washington State. This was the second miracle that was required for canonization.

Tammy Beauvais Honors Kateri

Mohawk fashion designer Tammy Beauvais made this stole in honor of Kateri Tekakwitha to be presented and given to Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican by Sister Kateri Mitchell (Mohawk Nation), who is the director of the Tekakwitha Conference based in Great Falls, Montana.

The Tekakwitha Conference is the only Catholic Native American/Aboriginal Religious Organization in North America. It was founded in 1939 and was incorporated in 1979 as a National Non-profit Organization. The National Office is located in Great Falls, MT in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings.

Sister Kateri Mitchell will be leaving to Rome to meet with the Pope and will present the Kateri stole to him.

Beauvais said it was an honor to create this piece.