Monday, December 19, 2011

Native Trends Pissing Off Real Native Americans

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Lisa over at collector's weekly sent this article my way. Offering food for though and great debate, the current (and often recycled) trend of  'Native' fashion is sending out a few sparks.

"....many Native Americans are less than thrilled that this so-called “native look” is trendy right now. The company that’s stirred up the most controversy so far is Urban Outfitters, which offered a “Navajo” line this fall (items included the “Navajo Hipster Panty” and “Navajo Print Fabric Wrapped Flask”) before the Navajo Nation sent the company a cease and desist order that forced it to rename its products. Forever 21 and designer Isabel Marant also missed the memo that the tribe has a trademark on its name; thanks to the Federal Indian Arts and Crafts act of 1990, it’s illegal to claim a product is made by a Native American when it is not."


The familiar blanket to most Canadians, from The Hudson Bay Company- 'Chief's Blanket'


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