Indian Arts and Crafts Board

The Indian Arts and Crafts Board is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior 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 Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C.

WWW doi.gov/iacb

Scope

The board provides advice and promotional activities and oversees the implementation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, 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 Rapid City, South Dakota
Museum of the Plains Indian in Browning, Montana
Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

The IACB also publishes informative consumer education publications which are available for free download via its website. These publications include: the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, How to Buy Authentic Navajo Weavings, and Alaska Native Ivory, among many others.