Alaska Native group, Neiman Marcus settle lawsuit over coat
March 5, 2021
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) An 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 Sealaska Heritage Institute said in a statement on Wednesday that both sides, including 10 other named defendants besides Neiman Marcus, agreed to terms “to resolve all disputes between them under U.S. and Tlingit law, KTOO Public Media reported.
The Juneau-based institute is the cultural arm of the Sealaska Corp., the Alaska Native corporation for the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people of southeast Alaska.
Alaska Native group and Neiman Marcus settle lawsuit over robe with copyrighted Ravenstail design
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