Indian Arts and Crafts Development

 

To encourage and promote the development of American Indian and Alaska Native arts and crafts.

Deleted 04/02/2020 (Archived.) 15.850 Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Indian Arts and Crafts Board Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment;
Advisory Services and Counseling; Investigation of Complaints. In fiscal year 2002, advisory and other services were extended to the general public and to an estimated 6,500 Native artists and craftsmen on a continuing basis. In addition, the operation of three Indian museums provided professional museum services to over 200,000 individuals. Act to Promote the Development of Indian Arts and Crafts as amended; Public Law 74-355, 42 Stat. 891-2, 62 Stat. 759, 25 U.S.C. 305,18 U.S.C. 1158-9; Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, Title I, Sections 101-7; Public Law 101-644, 104 Stat. 4662-5; Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act of 2000, Public Law 106-497, 114 Stat. 2219. American Indian and Alaska Native individuals and organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, State and local governments, and nonprofit organizations. American Indian and Alaska Native individuals and organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, State and local governments, and nonprofit organizations. None. None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Submit request to headquarters office. Not applicable. None. Acknowledgement usually in 14 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. All requests receive a response. The depth and extent of assistance offered depend on: relevance to agency objectives; extent to which American Indians and Alaska Natives have had and will have control over any decision-making involved; artistic and/or professional quality and feasibility of the proposed project; anticipated benefits to American Indian and Alaska Native artists and craftsmen. Program planning assistance, such as the development of innovative educational, production, promotion, and economic concepts related to Native culture. Complaints about imitation American Indian arts and crafts that are misrepresented as genuine handcrafts are referred to appropriate Federal or local authorities for action. The three museums operated by the Board serve Indians and the general public: the Sioux Indian Museum, in Rapid City, South Dakota; the Museum of the Plains Indian, in Browning, Montana; and the Southern Plains Indian Museum, in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Advisory assistance only; no grants or other direct financial assistance is offered. Required only if appropriate to the type of assistance offered. Not applicable. None. This program has no statutory formula. Not applicable. Not applicable. Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Room 4004-Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 20240. Contact: Meridith Z. Stanton, Director. Telephone: (202) 208-3773. Use the same number for FTS. http://www.iacb.doi.gov. 14-2100-0-1-999. (Salaries and expenses) FY 07 $1,057,000; FY 08 $1,189,700; and FY 09 est $1,195,700. Not applicable. 25 CFR 301, 304, 307, 308, 309, 310. "Fact Sheet: General Information about the Activities of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board." No charge. Assistance to an Indian craftsmen's cooperative to plan a series of exhibitions to recognize and promote outstanding work by its members; assistance to an Indian tribe to plan fund-raising to operate a new museum facility; assistance to an Indian craftsman to locate a grant to set aside time for creative experimentation; assistance to an Indian artist to organize, publicize, and professionally install a one-person sales exhibition at an Indian Arts and Crafts Board museum; assistance to an Indian nonprofit organization to develop a comprehensive plan for a multi-facility cultural center.