VICTORIA Haley Paekau says she was shocked when her mother told her that an orange shirt she designed to support First Nations schools was offered for sale on an American clothing and accessory website without her consent. The 12-year-old Indigenous artist who lives on Vancouver Island created the logo on the T-shirt based on a design her paternal grandmother created for a Cowichan sweater more than 40 years ago. I felt pretty angry that someone would use my design for their own personal profit, she said. It s kind of to my disbelief that someone would use my design. Paekau says the similarities between her design and the shirts and accessories available on Indiana-based online retailer “teebechic” are difficult to overlook.
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Indigenous dates recognized by council SHARE ON:
There is Treaty Recognition Week in November; National Indigenous History Month in June; and eight individual “days”.
National Indigenous Languages Day – March 31
National Awareness Day for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and Girls – May 5
National Indigenous History Month – June
National Indigenous Persons Day – June 21
Orange Shirt Day – September 30
Sisters in Spirit vigil – October 4
Treaty Recognition Week – 1st Week in November
Inuit Day – November 7
Louis Riel Day – November 16