Alaska Native group, Neiman Marcus settle lawsuit over coat
Read full article: Alaska Native group, Neiman Marcus settle lawsuit over coatAn Alaska Native cultural organization and the luxury department store Neiman Marcus have settled a lawsuit over the sale of a coat with a copyrighted, geometric design borrowed from indigenous culture. The lawsuit says Neiman Marcus violated the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act requiring that products marketed as “Indian” are actually made by Indigenous people. Neither Neiman Marcus nor its Alaska-based attorneys in the lawsuit immediately responded to emails from The Associated Press seeking comment. Sealaska said the Neiman Marcus robe violates the copyright of Clarissa Rizal, a master weaver who created the Ravenstail robe in 1996. “So, in the future, some things may be seen as a result of the settlement.”__This story corrects the spelling of Neiman Marcus.