Urban Outfitters Gets Rid Of All Its 'Navajo' Products [Updated]
Overnight, something very interesting happened to the Urban Outfitters website: all 21 of the company's products that had been called "Navajo" vanished. At least at first glance.
Urban Outfitters And The Navajo Nation: What Does The Law Say?
Sasha Houston Brown's open letter to Urban Outfitters regarding its use of the word "Navajo" in its product names may or may not have inspired company C.E.O. Glen Senk to fauxpologize in the comments — the company still won't confirm or deny whether it was really Senk or someone impersonating him — but it's certainly…
The Most WTF Navajo-Inspired Clothing And Accessories
Urban Outfitters may have been the recipient of a cease-and-desist letter from the Navajo Nation, which, as the holder of several trademarks on the word "Navajo," is seeking to stop the company from using "Navajo" in its product names and descriptions, but the current vogue for "Navajo"-inspired (and Native…
Native American Tribe Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Seattle-area Suquamish Tribe formally approved same-sex marriage this month. In contrast to the climate of the nation as a whole, this decision proved uncontroversial. Says the tribal chairman, "It was an important statement, but it wasn't one that was a real struggle to make. We really saw this as a housekeeping…
Boy Suspended For Long Hair, ACLU Jumps In
A Louisiana boy was suspended from his junior high school last week for refusing to cut his hair. The ACLU says this violates his freedom of religion — it also seems to violate common sense.
