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moccasin telegraph

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moccasin telegraph
n
Canadian informal the transmission of rumour or secret information; the grapevine


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The moccasin telegraph has served them well and will continue to do so.
According to the gallery's brochure, the "component parts of the installation -- Talking Sticks, Cultural Briefs, Warriors, Moccasin Telegraph, Landescapes, and a series of refigured stereo speakers titled by the artist Hide and Speak -- reference the drum and the ceremony of sound either overtly, with the possibility of interaction by the viewer, or metaphorically.
Other moccasin telegraph stories in our Northern communities include teachers leaving students unattended during classtime or at recess to run home to their teacherages and attend to their personal matters.
 
 
 
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