{"id":5464,"date":"2026-07-20T14:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/?post_type=cu-people&#038;p=5464"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:15:33","slug":"red-rebel-armour","status":"publish","type":"cu-people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/red-rebel-armour\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Rebel Armour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For The Ones Creating A New Path<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Built for the ones creating a new path without forgetting where they come from. The cycle breakers. The story carriers. The people moving with purpose. We are a personal leadership lifestyle brand rooted in streetwear and Anishinaabe culture. Our clothing is the front door. The story behind it is what makes it different. Every piece is made to help people show up with meaning, carry what matters, and stand with something bigger than the product.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Founded From Lived Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Red Rebel Armour was founded by Sean Rayland-Boubar, an Anishinaabe entrepreneur from Winnipeg. He created the brand from lived experience and a desire to preserve culture through streetwear so it could be seen, worn, and carried by the next generation. The vision grew into something bigger: building a company strong enough to create jobs, skills, and opportunities for relatives returning home from the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Than Clothing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Red Rebel Armour started as a clothing brand, but it has always been about more than clothing. It is about story. It is about care. It is about responsibility. It is about creating new paths through the work we do every day. We blend streetwear with Anishinaabe culture and Indigenous ways of knowing, not as decoration, but as foundation. Every design carries meaning. Every order carries intention. Every piece is part of a larger story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why We Build In-House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We did not build our in-house production model because it was easy. We built it because how something is made matters. When we print, press, embroider, fold, pack, and ship from our own shop, we keep the story in our hands. That means we can care about the details. We can protect the quality. We can create real work. We can teach skills. We can build opportunity. For us, production is not just fulfillment. It is part of the mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating New Paths<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Red Rebel Armour uses clothing and custom production to create meaningful work, skill-building, and opportunity. Our team is built around people learning, growing, and stepping into more responsibility. 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