The Central European itinerant people whose Yenish nomadic community, Swiss Kinder der Landstrasse forced assimilation, and resilient Yenish language made them the most persistently mobile and identity-preserving community in Switzerland.
Yenish — the itinerant people of Switzerland, Germany, and Austria whose traveling craft traditions of basket-weaving, tinsmithing, and trade made them the most economically self-reliant and most geographically mobile community in the history of Central European itinerant culture, their Yenish language — the most distinctively non-territorial and most community-internally preserved minority tongue in the history of Swiss linguistic minorities — maintaining the most resilient and most ancestrally continuous itinerant identity in the entire history of Central European traveling peoples. Their darkest chapter — the Kinder der Landstrasse program of 1926 to 1973, the most systematically state-sanctioned and most institutionally devastating forced assimilation campaign in the history of Swiss minority policy, removing Yenish children from their families in the most traumatically community-destructive and most culturally identity-erasing act of Swiss governmental intervention — was officially acknowledged by Switzerland in 1987, their community's survival and revival the most courageously resilient and most culturally self-reclaiming achievement in the entire history of Swiss itinerant civilization. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that Yenish traveling craft and community resilience legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of ethnic groups in Switzerland. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse population in Switzerland.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this sweatshirt: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Unisex regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
