Far Northern Attire

[Nanne]

Some of my friends are Sami and they didn't really care that this outfit was made

[Midareyukki]

Some of my friends are Sami and they didn't really care that this outfit was made

This is what I find odd. The Sami Council is the one issuing this statement, that Square Enix is appropriating their culture and selling an outfit based on the Gákti without consent or research.

But if you go on Twitter (I know, not the best location for these things), most people identifying themselves as Sami or with Sami-descent seem to be fine with this.

[kaynide]

This is what I find odd. The Sami Council is the one issuing this statement, that Square Enix is appropriating their culture and selling an outfit based on the Gákti without consent or research.

But if you go on Twitter (I know, not the best location for these things), most people identifying themselves as Sami or with Sami-descent seem to be fine with this.

Probably a money thing then; Certain USA tribes have rights over certain patterns (like Navajo patterns) and need permission and/or royalties to use. Urban Outfitters (brand) had to reach some agreement with them over usage… so it is a thing.

[kyyninen_kirahvi]

This is what I find odd. The Sami Council is the one issuing this statement, that Square Enix is appropriating their culture and selling an outfit based on the Gákti without consent or research.

But if you go on Twitter (I know, not the best location for these things), most people identifying themselves as Sami or with Sami-descent seem to be fine with this.

As you have already said, Saami people don't agree on this. But generally the council is pretty aggressive with these kind of things so this was kind of expected of them. Square has alredy dismissed their complaint. From what I understand gákti has a lot of cultural significance. E.g. you can regonise where the person wearing it comes from, their marital status etc. I'm just Finnish so I don't have personal Saami perspective on this.