's Native Shoes over 'bogus' grey market claims, lost cashB.C. 's Native Shoes suedPhoto: Chung Chow/BIV In 2018, then Native president Kyle Housman opened the company's first brick and mortar location in Vancouver. A South African distributor has sued a popular shoe manufacturer in B.C. Once the money was paid, the South African firm claims Native never delivered any shoes. It also failed to provide any documentary proof that shoes from its shipments ended up on the grey market, the suit alleges.