> ... wasn't there some law passed that says only
> Native Americans can sell "Native" goods, and that this has
> caused trouble for many people who are First Nations People, but
> are not considered to be in the eyes of the almighty U.S. Gov't?
> What I really want to know is: is there some list spelling out
> what does and does not constitute an item or design that is to
> be produced and/or sold only by Native Peoples in this law or
> ruling?
A good primer on the issue is found in the recent Society for Applied
Anthropology sourcebook on Indigenous Knowledge and Property Rights (1994:
editor Tom Greaves)...there is a chapter discussing exactly these issues,
'tho I don't have it at hand, so I can't provide the exact references.
All the best,