The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) is an agency within the

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whose mission is to "promote the economic development of American Indians and Alaska Natives through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market." It was established by Congress in 1935. It is headquartered at the

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in Washington, D.C.

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The board provides advice and promotional activities and oversees the implementation of the

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, a truth-in-advertising law attempting to stop non-Native-made artworks from being sold as Native-made. The IACB also operates three museums: * Sioux Indian Museum, housed in the Journey Museum in

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* Museum of the Plains Indian in

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* Southern Plains Indian Museum in

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. The IACB also publishes informative

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publications which are available for free download via its website. These publications include: the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, How to Buy Authentic Navajo (Diné) Weavings, and Alaska Native Ivory, among many others.

Source directory

The Board publishes the online "Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses," which lists more than 400 artists and businesses. These businesses include American Indian or Alaska Native arts and crafts enterprises; businesses and galleries privately owned and operated by American Indian or Alaska Native people; individual artists who are enrolled citizens of

federally recognized tribes This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes are legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United States.

; and a few nonprofit organizations that develop and market art and craft products and that are managed by enrolled citizens of federally recognized tribes. Some of the businesses listed in the Source Directory maintain retail shops or open studios; others sell by appointment or mail order only.

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* {{Authority control Native American arts organizations 1935 establishments in Washington, D.C. United States Department of the Interior agencies Government agencies established in 1935

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Source directory

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