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Florida Man Sentenced for Misrepresenting Indian Produced Goods

01/31/2026

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jose Farinango Muenala, 47, Casselberry, Florida, pleaded guilty on January 28, 2026, to misrepresenting Indian produced goods. Following the guilty plea, Farinango Muenala was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 3 years of probation and a $25,000 fine.

California Man Sentenced for Half Million Dollar Charles Loloma Jewelry Fraud Scheme

01/30/2026

ALBUQUERQUE – After posing for years as a source of rare Native American art, a California man was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $134,443.60 in restitution for running a counterfeit jewelry operation that exploited the reputation of famed Hopi artist Charles Loloma and siphoned roughly five hundred thousand dollars from collectors nationwide.

Statement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board on the Passing of Longtime Chairman and Indian Artist Harvey Pratt

01/05/2026

The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), U.S. Department of the Interior, mourns the passing of its long-time Chairman and prominent Indian artist Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes).

Sioux Indian Museum Announces In the Peripheral Exhibition Featuring Artwork by Monty Little

09/30/2025

The Sioux Indian Museum, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, announced the opening of a new exhibit, In the Peripheral, featuring Monty Little.

Southern Plains Indian Museum to Open 2025 Fall Exhibition

09/17/2025

The Southern Plains Indian Museum, administered by the Department of the Interior’s Indian Arts and Crafts Board, announced the opening of its 2025 fall exhibition, Newly Acquired Contemporary Works from the Southern Plains Indian Museum Collection.

Sioux Indian Museum announces the opening of Essence of the Hills: From the Sandhills to the Black Hills featuring Uriah Little Hoop

07/28/2025

The Sioux Indian Museum, Indian Arts and Craft Board announces the opening of a new exhibit, Essence of the Hills: from the Sandhills to the Black Hills featuring Uriah Little Hoop.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking information for qualified entities to operate the Indian Craft Shop located in Washington, D.C.

07/18/2025

The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking information for qualified entities to operate the Indian Craft Shop located in Washington, D.C.

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Florida Man Sentenced for Misrepresenting Indian Produced Goods

California Man Sentenced for Half Million Dollar Charles Loloma Jewelry Fraud Scheme

Statement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board on the Passing of Longtime Chairman and Indian Artist Harvey Pratt

Sioux Indian Museum Announces In the Peripheral Exhibition Featuring Artwork by Monty Little

Southern Plains Indian Museum to Open 2025 Fall Exhibition

Sioux Indian Museum announces the opening of Essence of the Hills: From the Sandhills to the Black Hills featuring Uriah Little Hoop

The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking information for qualified entities to operate the Indian Craft Shop located in Washington, D.C.

Las Vegas Man Indicted For Fraudulently Selling Goods As Native American-Made

The Museum of the Plains Indian to feature Brandy Boure and Heidi Dubray-Burns in a Special Exhibition

Sioux Indian Museum features the work of local Oglala Lakota artist Roger Broer

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