Now moccasins are racist! Minnetonka APOLOGIZES for making the traditional shoes for 75 YEARS
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Minnetonka issued a statement Monday saying it had made money off the back of its 'appropriation' of Native American culture Ugh! White man raise buffalo too! Can't do dat!
CEO David Miller admitted his firm is not a Native-owned business, and promised to do more to support Indigenous communities in the future Give braves big wampum!
The company has also hired Adrienne Benjamin - a member of the tribe Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe - as a reconciliation advisor Wear-um warpaint to office every day!
Minnetonka timed the apology to coincide with Indigenous Peoples' Day
The move is the latest to tackle brands' use of Native American culture with NFL team the Washington Redskins rebranding as the Washington Football Team No use-um injun culture, injun eventually be forgotten. Goodbye Ojibwe. Goodbye Kickapoo! Goodbye Karankawa!
Related: Minnetonka’s website, wherein they apologize profusely while continuing to do pretty much exactly what they’ve been doing for three quarters of a century.
