Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990
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The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-644) is a truth-in-advertising law which prohibits misrepresentation in marketing of American Indian or Alaska Native arts and crafts products within the United States. It is illegal to offer or display for sale, or sell any art or craft product in a manner that falsely suggests it is Indian produced, an Indian product, or the product of a particular Indian or Indian Tribe or Indian arts and crafts organization, resident within the United States. For a first time violation of the Act, an individual can face civil or criminal penalties up to a $250,000 fine or a five-year prison term, or both. If a business violates the Act, it can face civil penalties or can be prosecuted and fined up to $1,000,000.
Long title | An Act to expand the powers of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, and for other purposes. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | IACA |
Enacted by | the 101st United States Congress |
Effective | November 29, 1990 |
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Public law | 101-644 |
Statutes at Large | 104 Stat. 4662 |
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The law covers all Indian and Indian-style traditional and contemporary arts and crafts produced after 1935. The Act broadly applies to the marketing of arts and crafts by any person in the United States. Some traditional items frequently copied by non-Indians include Indian-style jewelry, pottery, baskets, carved stone fetishes, woven rugs, kachina figures, and clothing.
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board, an agency established in 1934, has responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Act.