Known for their signature multi-stripe design, point blankets were first turned into coats by a group of Indigenous women who were hired by British captain Charles Roberts to create new winter outerwear for soldiers at the fort that he commanded near Sault Ste. Marie in 1811. The point coat was first sold commercially in 1922, eventually becoming such an important Canadian symbol that they were proudly worn by the Canadian national team in both the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympic parades.