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Lois Beardslee, Author & Artist

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Based on information found in interviews and articles, like the article quoted below, Lois Beardslee has been selling art for more than 20 years marketed as Ojibwe and Native American art:

--- Quote ---She has been an artist for more than 20 years and has work in public and private collections worldwide.

Source: Lois Beardslee, Daughter of the Earth (The Northern Michigan Journal) – By Jim Rink
Direct Link: https://www.leelanau.com/nmj/views/earth_daughter.html
Archive Link: https://archive.ph/bm6hv
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Lois Beardslee currently sells art through the Leelanau Historical Society classified as "Anishinaabek Arts."

Leelanau Historical Society - Anishinaabek Arts
Direct Link: https://leelanauhistory.square.site/shop/Anishinaabek-Arts/7?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc

Below are links to three items that are/were available at the Leelanau Historical Society. All three were described as being made by a "Native American" or "Anishinaabek" artist. The birch bark prints and cards are referred to as "Ojibwa."

Birch Bark Cards by Lois Beardslee
Direct Link: https://leelanauhistory.square.site/product/birch-bark-cards-by-lois-beardsley/110
Archive Link: https://archive.ph/JjCxa

--- Quote ---Native American author and artist, Lois Beardslee creates rare Ojibwa art forms, including birch bark cut outs, biting, quillwork, and sweet grass baskets, as well as paintings of traditional stories. Each card comes with an artist statement and is protected by a cellophane sleeve. Inside, the cards are blank ready for your personal message.
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Sweet Grass Turtle Quillwork Baskets - By Lois Beardslee
Direct Link: https://leelanauhistory.square.site/product/Sweet-Grass-Turtle-Quillwork-Baskets/237?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=7
Archive Link: https://archive.ph/wip/Jau7t

--- Quote ---Anishinaabek author and local Leelanau artist Lois Beardslee create these beautiful sweet grass baskets. Each basket has detailed porcupine quill imagery woven into birch bark lids. You have to smell them in person to experience the relaxing aroma. Each basket is one of a kind and signed by the artist.
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Birch Bark Prints - Lois Beardslee
Direct Link: https://leelanauhistory.square.site/product/birch-bark-prints-lois-beardslee/49
Archive Link: https://archive.ph/O1FoO

--- Quote ---Made by local Native American artist and author, Lois Beardslee. Each Ojibwa birch bark cut-out or biting are mounted and signed by the artist. Comes shrink wrapped.
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Here is a link to report violations of the Indian Arts & Crafts Act to the U.S. Department of the Interior:

U.S. Department of the Interior – Indian Arts & Crafts Act, Report a Violation
https://www.doi.gov/iacb/should-i-report-potential-violation#no-back

cellophane:

--- Quote ---Beardslee has been selling art for more than 20 years marketed as Ojibwe and Native American art
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The Nortern Michigan Journal article ("Lois Beardslee, Daughter of the Earth") is ©1996. It is not linked to from the journal archive page for the 1996 issue, but it is linked to from an article in the Summer 1997 issue, so it seems to be indeed from 1996, and she was not new then to representing herself as an native American artist. So she's been doing this for at least about 30 years now.

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