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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 9815953, member: 45&quot;]In the case of eBay, the number of misidentified items far outnumbers the people at the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in charge of prosecuting or even investigating offenses.&nbsp; It just isn&#039;t possible, when one considers the non-eBay items misidentified across the United States.&nbsp; It is a start, and an important piece of legislation to the tribal community, even if the rest of the public is unaware of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But it is the law, nevertheless.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found that the best approach is education, as well as enforcement.&nbsp; Tribal arts are a very specialized area, and one in which the general public usually has little background&nbsp; You might be surprised at the number of people who think of &quot;Indians&quot; as one culture, usually wearing a war bonnet, or at least feathers in their hair, and riding horses! </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that sellers generally just do not know they are actually committing a federal offense, and are glad to make corrections, when needed. Truthfulness is still important to most, whether or not it&#039;s enforced. And cases are brought to court all the time, so there is more enforcement than most realize, even if it doesn&#039;t catch every offense.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plus there is part of the law, which says that offenses can be reported by anyone, and the forms are available on line, so it is possible that enforcement will increase, especially now that Deb Haaland, from Laguna Pueblo, is now Secretary of the Interior![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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