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Ketchikan, Alaska
Family members sentenced in ‘monumental’ Indian Arts and Crafts Act case (July 10, 2024)
Three members of a family with multi-state and international connections have been sentenced for selling over $1 million in fake Alaska Native goods.
Arizona Indian Festival
Cronkite News: Native artists share their cultures at Arizona festival (February 12, 2024)
Native artists say knockoffs from overseas undermine their authentic work, which represents their culture.
Santa Fe Indian Market
Indian Arts and Crafts Board welcomes new member with law enforcement background (August 30, 2023)
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the federal agency charged with protecting and promoting authentic Native art, is welcoming a new member.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
A Listening Session on “The ARTIST Act: Updating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act” (April 26, 2023)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a listening session on updating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts listening session for Indian Arts and Crafts Act (April 24, 2023)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is seeking input on proposed updates to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes
Tribal leaders urge Congress to protect Native artists from ‘fake tribes’ (April 17, 2023)
Efforts to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are drawing widespread attention as tribes seek a major — and controversial — change to a law designed to protect Native artists from frauds.
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to protect our artists (April 10, 2023)
For too many generations, citizens of tribal nations around the country, including Cherokee Nation citizens, saw their language, their culture and their artistic expression suppressed and eroded by policies of the United States.
Brian Schatz
Fake Indian art still a major problem despite federal responsibilities (March 14, 2023)
Efforts to strengthen and improve the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are coming amid criminal cases and renewed claims to Native identities.
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Native America Calling: Through The Decades (July 27, 2022)
Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce remembers the Native ’90s as part of the “Through The Decades” series.
Bethany Yellowtail
Fashion designer Bethany Yellowtail denies ‘false allegation’ of artistic theft (April 29, 2022)
One of Indian Country’s most well-known fashion designers is under fire after unveiling a new collection that bears striking similarities to another Native artist’s work.
Pike Place Market
Fraudulent Native artist charged with violating Indian Arts and Crafts Act (November 24, 2021)
A Washington man who claims to be a Native artist has been charged with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act and for illegally possessing eagle feathers and other bird parts.
ginaadams
Museum won’t verify claims of tribal ancestry after artists withdraw from show (June 2, 2021)
Two artists who admit they aren’t enrolled in any tribal nation have still managed to find their way into museums and educational institutions.
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