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Cultural and Cultural Appropriation Challenges of Indigenous People in the Global Fashion Industry

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The international fashion industry faces many challenges related to sustainable design.

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Teal-Rutkovsky, L. (2023). Cultural and Cultural Appropriation Challenges of Indigenous People in the Global Fashion Industry. In: Gardetti, M.Á., Larios-Francia, R.P. (eds) Sustainability Challenges in the Fashion Industry. Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0349-8_9

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