Indigenous activist upset as ribbons for MMIWG removed
An advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women says ribbons placed in their memory were torn down in preparation for another event.
Source: calgarysun.com
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Anishinaabe designer apologizes after MMIWG-themed dress prompts online outrage
SASKATOON -- Anishinaabe and Mohawk fashion designer Lesley Hampton is apologizing after a dress featured in 2019 that used imagery of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people recently sparked outrage online. She said she never intended the piece to be triggering but instead, give the missing and murdered a spotlight in a traditionally white-dominated world of fashion. A photo of the eponymous Indigenous-owned fashion brand’s red-spotted, cream-coloured dress was recently reposted by the Cree model who wore it two years ago for a photoshoot. Critics online sa...
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