Hudson's Bay Co. has issued an apology after creating an advisory board to support BIPOC fashion designers that had no Indigenous members.
TORONTO -- Hudson's Bay Co. has issued an apology after creating an advisory board to support BIPOC fashion designers that had no Indigenous members.
Each year, starting in May 2022, the Fashion Fund would award one BIPOC fashion designer with a $25,000 grant as well as a three-year mentorship program. "How do you forget Indigenous inclusion at a BIPOC meeting? What did y’all think the 'I' stood for?" one Instagram user commented on Friday. "When Indigenous voices are erased, it causes harm. Indigenous Peoples were integral to the building of the company and must be part of our future," the company said.
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