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The Indian Arts and Crafts Act was enacted by Congress to prevent the fraudulent sale of arts and crafts as Indian-made when they are not. Seemingly benign in intent, the act creates false distinctions, argues Sheffield, about who or what is "Indian" or "Indian-made." "Indians" are defined by the act according only to their political status - as members of federally or state-recognized tribes, or as individuals certified by either. Excluded are artists-craftspeople who are Indian according to ancestry or sociocultural traits but not according to the statutory definition. The result, Sheffield claims, is an "arbitrary process that creates arbitrary effects.".
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This is a catalogue of the exhibition organized in 1970 by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the US Department of the Interior. It is the first historical survey and evaluation of paintings by artists of Sioux descent, from the early 1800s to 1970. Information about the various tribes of the Siouan language group is included. Pictures of the artists and brief biographies are included with a representation of their works. -- Description from Amazon website, viewed 12/12/2021