Toronto-based Indigenous brand accuses Walmart of cultural appropriation Toronto Walmart
Canada's first Indigenous department store is accusing Walmart Canada of cultural appropriation and copying its logo., shared an image of a shirt on Instagram with the words for"mother" printed on it in several languages, including what is supposed to be Indigenous syllabics."To me this is extremely inappropriate @walmartcanada @walmart a massive conglomerate profiting on indigenous languages is exactly why I started @aaniin.
The Anishinaabe member of Aamjiwnaang First Nations also says the syllabics look like Aaniin's logo, thus taking"away from [her] brand."Pettit told Daily Hive over the phone that she wants Walmart to stop selling the shirt. "I think that there's enough Indigenous businesses that are thriving, or just need to be amplified," she said on Tuesday."I don't think we need third-party corporations taking Orange Shirt sales, taking profits from Indigenous collaborations and partnerships."
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