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PLH:
This sight claims to be an "official" native, first nations sight.
http://www.nativechat.net

I understand that if you go into the chat room you can find many self proclaimed healers, mystics, not to mention a mix of time travelers. (Beam me up Scotty.)  They even have a link to buy "real" native made items. What's the federal ruling on that? The taste of chat link was also interesting. Smells like twinkies to me.

Indijnus1:
Well my understanding of the native art thing is you cannot sell it as a authentic item if you are not an enrolled tribal member and to do so is a federal violation.
As far as the so called healers and whatever else they claim to be, we know the deal on that...thank you Dances with Wolves!!!
I checked out that page a while back and that one chic Sandy who has crafts and crap more like it for sale looks like she has spent too much time in a tanning booth. The woman doesn't look like any skin i ever seen...geez...get a real life lady!

Indijnus1:
OH my this person is real native....if you go into any other chat rooms he bans your from this one and says nasty things about you.  He has all of his same kind of character running the show with him so it is probably a site to avoid.

piya:
PLH,

The Law regarding Native Crafts in the U.S.  is:

The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (P. L. 101-644) prohibits misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts within the United States. It covers all arts and crafts produced after 1935 and is a truth-in-advertising law. Under the act, "Indian" is defined as a person who 1.) is an enrolled member of a State or Federally recognized tribe, or 2.) has been certified as an Indian artisan by a governing body of an Indian tribe.

Piya

PLH:
Wado Piya. What action is there to take to report those violating that act?

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