Michael Levenson , The New York Times; Adidas Apologizes After Mexico Criticizes Oaxacan-Inspired Shoe
"President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico displayed an image of a pair of Adidas Oaxaca Slip-Ons at a news conference on Friday and said that Adidas and other companies were “usurping the creativity” of Indigenous communities.
She said that the government of Oaxaca had begun talks with Adidas aimed at reimbursing Indigenous communities for the use of their “collective intellectual property” and that Mexico was prepared to take legal action.
Mr. Chavarria, the son of an Irish American mother and a Mexican American father, issued an apology on Saturday, written in English and Spanish and addressed to “the people of Oaxaca.”"
